RCA DRD420RE User Manual

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Safety Information

WARNING

To reduce the risk of ﬁre or electric shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture.

Cautions

Note to Cable TV Installer: This reminder is provided to call your attention to article 820-40 of the National

WARNING

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

This symbol indicates “dangerous voltage” inside the product that presents a risk of electric shock or personal injury.

Do not stack electronic components or other objects on top of the Digital Satellite Receiver. The slots on top of the receiver must be left uncov-

ered to allow proper airﬂow to the unit. Blocking the airﬂow to the unit could impair performance or damage your receiver and other components.

Do not stack the digital satellite receiver on top of a “hot component” such as an audio power ampliﬁer.

FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modiﬁcations to this equipment may void the user’s authority to operate it.

Electrical Code (Section 54 of the Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1) which provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, speciﬁes that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

This symbol indicates important instructions accompanying the product.

Note to Satellite Dish Installer: This reminder is provided to call your attention to articles 810 and 820 of the

1999 National Electrical Code. Refer to article 810, in particular to 810-1 and 810-15, for required grounding of the metal structure of the Dish Antenna. Refer also to the 810-2 which, by reference to article 820, requires that the satellite dish coaxial cable shield be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This device incorporates an anticopy process technology that is protected by

U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. The anticopy process is licensed for non-commercial, home use only. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

Care and Cleaning: Use a soft cloth or dusting attachment of your vacuum cleaner to dust your

digital satellite receiver. Remove dust from the ventilation holes on the top and bottom.

Plastic surfaces are easily scratched and can be marred by alcohol and various solvents. Avoid excessive use of oil-based furniture polishes since the materials used in the cabinet will accumulate more dust. A non-abrasive, anti-static cleaner/polisher is recommended.

Product Registration

Please fill out the product registration card and return it immediately. Returning the card allows us to contact you if needed.

Keep your sales receipt to obtain warranty parts and service and for proof of purchase. Attach it here and record the serial and model numbers in case you need them. The numbers are located on the back of the product.

Model No. _________________________________________________________

Serial No. _________________________________________________________

Purchase Date: ________________________________________________

Dealer/Address/Phone: ___________________________________________________________________________________

Table of Contents

Setup and Connections .......................................................... 3

Step 1: Unpack the DIRECTV System ............................................... 4

Step 2: Connect Your Digital Satellite Receiver .............................. 4

Things To Know Before Connecting Components ...................4

Jacks and Cables......................................................................... 5

Back of the Digital Satellite Receiver ....................................... 6

Top of the Digital Satellite Receiver ......................................... 6

Basic Connection ........................................................................ 8

Advanced Connection ............................................................. 10

Step 3: Place Batteries In the Remote Control ............................. 12

Step 4: Plug In and Turn On the Digital Satellite Receiver .......... 12

Step 5: Using Point and Select ....................................................... 13

Step 6: Interactive Setup ................................................................ 14

Step 7: Order Programming .......................................................... 14

Using the Remote..................................................................... 15

Remote Control Buttons ................................................................ 16

Programming the Remote Control ............................................... 18

Testing the Remote Control .................................................... 18

Using the Remote to Control a Device ................................... 19

Modes of Operation ................................................................ 19

Controlling a Second Satellite Receiver .................................. 19

Program Guides ....................................................................... 23

Anatomy Of a Program Guide ....................................................... 24

The Channel Banner ....................................................................... 25

Using the GUIDE Button ................................................................ 26

Getting Around In the Guides .......................................................26

Tuning To a Program ...................................................................... 27

Additional Program Guides ........................................................... 28

Sorting the Guides ......................................................................... 30

The Menu System ...................................................................... 35

Using the Menu System ................................................................. 36

Back and Help .......................................................................... 36

Menu Descriptions ...................................................................37

The Program Guide ........................................................................ 38

Mailbox ........................................................................................... 39

Table of Contents

The Menu System (Cont.)

Using the Purchases Menu ............................................................. 40

Reviewing and Canceling an Upcoming Purchase ................. 40

Spending Limits........................................................................ 41

Pay Per View Programs ............................................................ 41

Previewing and Purchasing ..................................................... 42

Using the Attractions Guide.................................................... 43

Timers Feature ................................................................................ 44

Profiles ............................................................................................ 45

Creating a Profile Channel List ............................................... 45

Setting the Rating Limit .......................................................... 46

Viewing Hours .......................................................................... 47

Setting Up Spending Limits ..................................................... 47

Locking a User’s Profile............................................................ 48

Locking the System .................................................................. 48

Choosing Your Profile .............................................................. 50

Options ........................................................................................... 51

Interactive Setup ...................................................................... 51

System Info ............................................................................... 51

Look and Feel ........................................................................... 52

System Options ........................................................................ 54

Audio Language ...................................................................... 55

Alternate Data ......................................................................... 55

Upgrades .................................................................................. 55

Dish Pointing .................................................................................. 56

Selecting Dish Type .................................................................. 56

Find Your Dish Pointing Coordinates...................................... 57

Using the On-screen Signal Meter .......................................... 58

Interactive TV ........................................................................... 59

Tips & Troubleshooting ........................................................ 61

Troubleshooting ............................................................................. 62

Finding the Video Input Channel On Your TV .............................. 64

How Signal Flow Works ................................................................. 65

Running the System Test ................................................................ 66

Fine-Tuning the Signal ................................................................... 66

Appendix A: Warranty Information ............................. 67

Appendix B: FCC Regulations ............................................. 70

Appendix C: Accessories ......................................................... 71

Setup and Connections

Getting Started

This manual is designed to get you started quickly. The first three sections of the manual introduce you to your DIRECTV system.

In Setup and Connections, you’ll learn:

• different ways to connect the digital satellite receiver to your TV

• how to order programming

• how to program the remote control

Using the Remote defines the buttons of the remote and how to program it to control other components.

Program Guides details the items and features associated with the different guides.

The Rest Of The Manual

The rest of the book includes menu information, troubleshooting information (such as running a system test), and an index.

Setup and Connections

➣

Using the Remote

➣

Program Guides

➣

The Menu System

➣

Tips & Troubleshooting

Setup and Connections

Step 1: Unpack the DIRECTV System

Make sure to locate the remote control.

Step 2: Connect Your Digital Satellite Receiver

During the satellite dish antenna installation, the digital satellite receiver may have been connected to your TV with just a coaxial cable for the system test. Depending on what components you have, another connection may provide better picture and audio quality. The following sections provide cable and connection information to help you decide what connection is best for you.

Things To Know Before Connecting

Components

Protect Your Components from Power Surges

• Connect all components before plugging any power cords into the wall outlet.

• Always turn off the digital satellite receiver, TV and other components before you connect or disconnect any cables.

Position Cables Correctly to Avoid Audio Hum or Interference

• Insert all cable plugs firmly into their jacks.

• Place the audio/video cables to the sides of the TV’s back panel

instead of straight down the middle after you connect your components.

Remote Control

Digital Satellite Receiver

• Try not to coil any twin-lead cables and keep them away from the audio/video cables as much as possible.

• Make sure all antennas and cables are properly grounded. Refer to the Safety Tips sheet packed with your unit.

Protect Your Components from Overheating

• Do not block ventilation holes in any of the components. Arrange the components so that air can circulate freely.

• Do not stack components.

• Allow adequate ventilation when placing your components in a

stand.

• Place an amplifier or receiver on the top shelf of the stand so heated air rising from it will not flow around other components.

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Jacks and Cables

Below is a description of the jacks and cables you can use to make connections. Note that not all cables come with your DIRECTV system.

S-Video Jack and Cable

S-Video jacks provides the best picture quality for your DIRECTV system. S-Video jacks are available on many TVs and are used to carry visual information from the digital satellite receiver to your TV. Remember to connect the left and right audio cables because the S-Video jack carries only the picture signal, not the sound.

Audio/Video Jacks and Cables (RCA-type)

Audio/video jacks provide very good picture and stereo sound quality, and should be used if your TV has no S-Video jack. These jacks can also be used to connect other components. The digital satellite receiver audio/video jacks are color coded (yellow for video, red for right audio, and white for left audio). If your TV has only one input for audio (mono), connect it to the right (red) audio jack on the receiver.

S-Video jack and cable

Audio/video jacks and cable

RF Jacks and Coaxial Cable (F-type)

The RF jacks provide good picture and mono sound quality, and are to be used if audio/video connections are not available on your TV. These jacks are also used for antenna and cable connections. The RF jacks on the receiver are labeled IN FROM ANT, OUT TO TV, and RF REMOTE. The coaxial cable supplied with your system is used to connect the receiver to your TV’s antenna input jack.

Telephone Jack and Cord

The telephone line cord is required to connect your digital satellite receiver to a telephone line if you choose to subscribe to DIRECTV® programming*. The phone line connection is used to periodically call out to DIRECTV. You will need an RJ11-type modulator jack, which is the most common type of phone jack and might look like one of those pictured here. If you don’t have a modular jack, call your local telephone company to find out how to get one installed.

RF jack and coaxial cable

Telephone jacks and cord

*DIRECTV programming is provided in accordance with the terms and conditions of the DIRECTV Customer Agreement, which is provided with your first DIRECTV billing statement. DIRECTV, the Cyclone Design logo, and DIRECTV INTERACTIVE are trademarks of DIRECTV, Inc., a unit of Hughes Electronics Corp., and are used with permission.

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Back of the Digital Satellite Receiver

The diagram below illustrates each of the back panel jacks found on your digital satellite receiver. When connecting A/V cables, be sure to connect corresponding OUTPUTS and INPUTS (Video to Video, Right Audio to Right Audio, etc.). For more information on the function of the back panel jacks and many other features of your digital satellite receiver, press the MENU button and select Options from the Main menu, then select System Info.

SATELLITE

OUT

TO TV

FROM

ANT

VIDEOAUDIO

S-VIDEO

SPEED

LOW

DATA

PHONE

JACK

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Top of the Digital Satellite Receiver

The diagram below illustrates the buttons on the top of your digital satellite receiver (also referred to as the front panel). For more information on the function of the front panel buttons and many other features of your digital satellite receiver, press the MENU button and select Options from the Main menu, then select System Info.

CHANNEL

ON • OFF

1 2 3 4 5

INFO

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Back of Digital Satellite Receiver Jacks

1 SATELLITE IN Use to connect the digital satellite receiver to the satellite dish antenna.

2 OUT TO TV Use to connect the digital satellite receiver to your TV. However, if your TV has

audio/video jacks, you should use those jacks to get better picture and sound quality.

3 IN FROM ANT Use to connect the digital satellite receiver to an off-air antenna or cable TV

signal.

4 AUDIO (R and L) Provide better sound quality than the OUT TO TV jack. If your TV has

audio/video input jacks, use these jacks to connect the digital satellite receiver to your TV. You must also connect the VIDEO or S-VIDEO jack.

5 VIDEO Provides better picture quality than the OUT TO TV jack. If your TV has audio/video

input jacks, use this jack to connect the digital satellite receiver to your TV. You must also connect the AUDIO jacks.

6 S-VIDEO Provides the best picture quality. If your TV has an S-Video jack, use this jack along

with the audio/video jacks to connect the digital satellite receiver to your TV.

7 LOW SPEED DATA This port allows you to connect your DIRECTV system to future services

and accessories as they become available. A shielded cable and additional hardware may be required.

8 PHONE JACK Use to connect the digital satellite receiver to a telephone line. The DIRECTV

System requires a telephone line connection to periodically call out to program providers.

Top of Digital Satellite Receiver Buttons

1 ON•OFF Use to turn your digital satellite receiver on for viewing or off when you are not

viewing it. Your receiver will still be able to download software upgrades and receive messages from program providers when it is off.

2 MENU OK Use this button to display the Main menu. If you are already in the menu system,

pressing this button selects the highlighted item.

3ArrowsUse these buttons to navigate left and right, down and up, in the menu system.

4 Channel Down and Up Use these buttons to change the channel. When in the menu

system, use these buttons for navigation.

5 INFO Use this button to display the channel banner, password challenge, or purchase offer

screen. Press twice to display additional program information, when available.

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Basic Connection

This connection provides a basic level of sound and picture quality and can be used with TVs and VCRs that do not have audio/video jacks.

Multi-Satellite Dish Antenna

- OR -

Satellite Dish Antenna

DIGITAL SATELLITE RECEIVER

SATELLITE

OUT

FROM

ANT

AUDIO

VIDEO

CAUTION

Do not stack electronic components or other objects on top of the digital satellite receiver. See “Safety Information,” on the inside of the front cover.

CABLE OR OFF-AIR ANTENNA

PHONE

LOW

JACK

SPEED

DATA

S-VIDEO

VCR

CH3 CH4

IN FROM ANT

OUT TO TV

IN FROM ANT

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What You Need

• Three coaxial cables

• One RG-6 coaxial cable

• Telephone line cord

Making the Connection

1. Connect the OUT TO TV jack on the digital satellite receiver to the IN FROM ANT jack on the VCR with a coaxial cable.

2. Connect the OUT TO TV jack on the VCR to the TV’s IN jack with a coaxial cable.

3. Connect the SATELLITE IN jack on the digital satellite receiver to your satellite dish antenna with an RG-6 coaxial cable.

4. Connect the IN FROM ANT jack on the digital satellite receiver to your cable box or off-air antenna with a coaxial cable.

5. Connect one end of the telephone line cord to the PHONE JACK on the back of your digital satellite receiver. Connect the other end to an RJ11-type modular phone jack (which is the most common type of phone jack).

Using Your Components

To watch DIRECTV® programming:

Tune the TV to either CH 3 or 4. (The default is CH 3. You can change the output channel to 4 by choosing Options from the Main menu, then System Options, and then selecting Output Channel.)

To record DIRECTV

Tune the digital satellite receiver to the desired channel and set your VCR to record on channel 3 or 4.

To view VCR recordings:

Tune the TV to the VCR output channel (usually CH 3 or 4) and set your VCR to play. If your VCR is a brand other than RCA, GE, or Proscan, you may need to program the remote to control the VCR. See the “Using the Remote” section for more information.

programming:

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Advanced Connection

This connection provides better sound and picture quality than the basic connection and is recommended for use with TVs and VCRs or other components that have audio/video jacks.

S-Video provides the best picture quality and is recommended for use with components that have S-Video jacks. If you use the S-Video cable, remember to connect audio cables as well. S-Video must be used with audio cables in order for you to receive sound.

Multi-Satellite Dish Antenna

- OR -

Satellite Dish Antenna

DIGITAL SATELLITE RECEIVER

CAUTION

Do not stack electronic components or other objects on top of the digital satellite receiver. See “Safety Information,” on the inside of the front cover.

CABLE OR OFF-AIR ANTENNA

VCR

CH3 CH4

SATELLITE

IN FROM ANT

OUT TO TV

IN FROM ANT

OUT

FROM

ANT

AUDIO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

LOW

SPEED

DATA

PHONE

JACK

VIDEOAUDIO

S-VIDEO

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What You Need

• Three coaxial cables

• One RG-6 coaxial cable

• Two sets of audio/video cables

• One S-Video cable (optional)

• Telephone line cord

Making the Connection

1. Connect the OUT TO TV jack on the digital satellite receiver to the IN FROM ANT jack on the VCR with a coaxial cable.

2. Connect the OUT TO TV jack on the VCR to the TV’s IN jack with a coaxial cable.

3. Connect the SATELLITE IN jack on the digital satellite receiver to your satellite dish antenna with an RG-6 coaxial cable.

4. Connect the IN FROM ANT jack on the digital satellite receiver to your cable box or off-air antenna with a coaxial cable.

5. Connect one set of AUDIO and VIDEO jacks on the digital satellite receiver to a set of AUDIO and VIDEO jacks on your TV using an audio/video cable.

6. Connect a second set of AUDIO and VIDEO jacks on the digital satellite receiver to a set of AUDIO and VIDEO jacks on another device, such as a VCR, using a second audio/video cable.

7. (optional) Connect the S-VIDEO jack on the digital satellite receiver to the S-VIDEO jack on the TV using an S-Video cable.

8. Connect one end of the telephone line cord to the PHONE JACK on the back of your digital satellite receiver. Connect the other end to an RJ11-type modular phone jack (which is the most common type of phone jack).

Using Your Components

To watch DIRECTV® programming:

Tune the TV to the video input channel. (If you have difficulty finding your TV’s video input channel, follow the instructions in the “Tips and Troubleshooting” section.) Then tune the digital satellite receiver to the desired channel.

To record DIRECTV

programming:

Tune the digital satellite receiver to the desired channel. Then set your VCR to record on your video input channel.

To view VCR recordings:

Tune the TV to the video input channel and set your VCR to play. If your VCR is a brand other than RCA, GE, or Proscan, you may need to program the remote to control the VCR. See the “Using the Remote” section for more information.

Setup and Connections

Step 3: Place Batteries In the Remote Control

Follow these steps whenever you need to install or change the batteries in your digital satellite receiver’s remote control.

1. Remove the cover from the battery compartment.

2. Insert batteries in the battery compartment, matching the + and – end of each battery.

3. Replace the cover.

• When replacing old batteries, note that any programming you have done may be erased and you may have to reprogram your remote control.

Step 4: Plug In and Turn On the Digital Satellite Receiver

Plug the end of the power cord into the wall outlet. Be sure to insert the plug completely.

To turn on the digital satellite receiver, press the DIRECTV button on the remote control or the ON•OFF button on the front panel. If your TV brand is RCA, GE, or Proscan, press the TV button on the remote to turn on the TV. If your TV brand is not RCA, GE, or Proscan, see the next section, “Using the Remote,” for details on how to program the remote to control your TV.

Setup and Connections

Step 5: Using Point and Select

You only need to know one rule when using the remote to navigate onscreen menus and control panels: point and select. Once you know how to point and select you can complete the interactive setup (Step 7, below) and explore the menu system.

To enter the menu system, press the DIRECTV button on the remote control to make sure you’re in DIRECTV mode, then press MENU.

The point and select method has two steps.

1. Point

You point to a menu item by pressing the arrow buttons on the remote control. Pressing the arrow buttons moves the on-screen highlight to different items in the program guide and menu screens. Each press of the arrow moves the highlight one space in the direction of the arrow.

To point up or down, press the up or down arrows. To point left or right, press the left or right arrows.

2. Select

DIRECTV button

Arrow buttons

MENU button

Once you have pointed to an item on the screen (it will be highlighted), select it by pressing the OK button on the remote. Selecting an item tells the menu system to go ahead and carry out the command you have indicated.

For example, the instructions in the User’s Manual might tell you to point to the Back button on the screen and press OK.

Don’t worry about getting stuck inside a menu. Pressing the CLEAR button on the remote control takes you out of the menu system and back to the program you were watching.

OK button

CLEAR button

Setup and Connections

Step 6: Interactive Setup

If you installed your satellite dish antenna yourself, you may have already used the interactive setup to find the dish pointing coordinates, acquire and fine-tune the signal, and run a system test.

If you need to run the interactive setup again, select Options from the Main menu, then select Interactive Setup.

If you just want to check your dish pointing coordinates or run the signal strength meter, select Dish Pointing from the Main menu.

Step 7: Order Programming

After you have installed your DIRECTV System, you should contact DIRECTV in order to receive DIRECTV

With this receiver and the proper satellite dish antenna, you may be able to receive local channels from DIRECTV in certain markets. Additional Equipment may be required in some areas. Check with your retailer or visit

DIRECTV.com for information on availability of local channels from

DIRECTV in your area.

DIRECTV change. You must be physically located in the U.S. to receive DIRECTV service. DIRECTV services not available outside the U.S. DIRECTV programming is sold separately and independently of DIRECTV System hardware. A valid programming subscription is required to operate DIRECTV System hardware. Activate your DIRECTV at 1-800-DIRECTV (1-800-347-3288).

programming sold separately. Programming subject to

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When you order programming, you need to know your access card number. To get the number, select Options from the Main menu, then System Options, and then select System Test.

Wait for the system to run all of its tests. The access card number is displayed at the end of the system test.

Write the access card number in the space below for easy reference:

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Using the Remote

How to use your Universal Remote

This section defines the buttons of the remote control and explains how to program it to control other devices.

The universal remote can be programmed to control most brands of remote controllable VCRs, TVs, and cable boxes. If you have an RCA, GE, or Proscan device, you probably don’t need to program it at all.

Setup and Connections

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Using the Remote

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Program Guides

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The Menu System

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Tips & Troubleshooting

Using the Remote

Remote Control Buttons

ON•OFF Turns the device you are controlling on or off. When pressed twice within two seconds, all devices that are on will be turned off (this feature only works with most RCA, GE, and Proscan products). You can also use the ON•OFF button on the top (front panel) of the digital satellite receiver to turn the receiver on or off.

VCR When programmed, tells the remote to control the VCR.

TV When programmed, tells the remote to control the TV.

DVD Tells the remote to control the DVD player. Note that this button

is only functional with RCA, GE, and Proscan DVD players.

VCR2 When programmed, tells the remote to control a second VCR.

LED This light turns red at each valid button press. When

programming the remote control, it flashes or turns on or off to indicate programming status.

AUX Acts as a “wildcard” button. It can be programmed to control another VCR, TV, satellite receiver or cable box. Or, it can be programmed to control an RCA, GE, and Proscan audio device. Follow the direct entry programming instructions, later in this section, to program this button.

LED

DIRECTV Tells the remote to control the digital satellite receiver.

MUTE When programmed, reduces the TV’s volume to its minimum

level. Press again to restore the volume.

SKIP This button is not used by the digital satellite receiver. It is functional only with RCA, GE, and Proscan TVs and VCRs.

CH + (up) /- (down) Use to scan up and down through the channels in the current channel list. If you are in the program guide or menu system, use the CH +/- buttons to page up and down a screen at a time. You can also use the CH +/- buttons on the top of the digital satellite receiver to change the channel.

VOL down and up When programmed, adjusts the audio volume of your TV.

FETCH Either brings up the Fetch menu or tells the receiver to take the action you programmed it to take.

GO BACK Moves you back and forth between the last two selected channels. In the menu system, returns you to the previous screen.

GUIDE Brings up the program guide. Subsequent presses of the GUIDE button switch between the Detail and Grid guide formats.

INFO Brings up the on-screen channel banner, password challenge, or purchase offer screen. Press again to get program details. In the program guides, press to get information about the highlighted program or channel.

Using the Remote

Arrows Use the navigation arrows to move the on-screen highlight up, down, left, or right. Using the arrows to highlight a menu item is also called “pointing.”

OK/i (interactive) Selects a highlighted choice if you are in the menu system. After entering a one, two, or three-digit DIRECTV channel number, press to tune to the channel. If you are entering a number other than a DIRECTV channel number (for instance, to tune your VCR to a channel), you do not need to press this button.

Press the OK/i button when the DIRECTV INTERACTIVE™ icon ( appears during interactive programs and commercials. Pressing OK/i will display more information and offer the chance to interact with what is displayed on screen.

MENU Displays the Main menu. If you are already in the menu system, press OK or MENU to select a highlighted choice. When you are using the remote control to operate an RCA, GE, or Proscan VCR (the remote is in VCR mode), the MENU button functions as a PROGRAM button.

CLEAR Removes the on-screen displays and returns you to normal viewing.

Digit Buttons (0 - 9) Use the digit buttons to tune directly to a four digit DIRECTV channel or non-DIRECTV channel. If a DIRECTV channel number is less than four digits long, you must press OK after entering the channel number. If you are in the menu system, use the digits to highlight and select items (use 0 to return to the previous menu screen).

WHO•INPUT Press the WHO button one or more times to scroll through the user profiles. When you are using the remote control to operate an RCA, GE, or Proscan TV (in TV mode), press the WHO•INPUT button one or more times to scroll through the available video input sources.

ANTENNA In TV mode, lets you switch the source of the video signal from satellite signals to an off-air antenna or cable signal when using the OUT TO TV jack. In VCR mode, functions as a TV/VCR input button.

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Transport Buttons (REVERSE, PLAY, FORWARD, RECORD, STOP, PAUSE) When programmed, these buttons are used to control an

auxiliary device, such as a VCR or laserdisc player.

Using the Remote

LED

Programming the Remote Control

The digital satellite receiver’s remote can be programmed to control most brands of remote controllable devices. The remote is already programmed to control most RCA, GE and Proscan devices; it may need to be programmed to control other manufacturers’ brands.

Testing the Remote Control

To determine whether the universal remote control needs to be programmed, turn a device on, such as a VCR, point the remote at the VCR, and press the VCR button. Then press ON•OFF or CH + or CH - to see if the VCR responds to the remote commands. If not, the remote needs to be programmed.

There are two ways to program the remote control: automatic or direct entry.

Using Automatic Code Search

The following instructions can be used to program the remote to control many of the devices connected to your TV. If you want to exit the automatic code search without programming any of your devices, press the CLEAR button until the LED (red light) turns off.

Device buttons and ON•OFF button

VCR2

1. Turn on the device you want to control (VCR, satellite receiver, etc.)

2. Press and hold the button you want to program. While holding the device button, press and hold ON•OFF until the LED on the remote control turns on, then release both buttons.

• Note that the AUX button can only be programmed using direct code entry. See “Using Direct Entry,” later in this section, for details.

3. Point the remote control at the device and press and release PLAY, then wait five seconds or until the LED stops flashing.

At this point the remote control is searching for the correct code to program. If, after five seconds, the device you want to control does not turn off, press and release PLAY again to tell the remote to search the next set of codes.

Continue pressing and releasing PLAY until the device turns off or you have searched through all of the codes. There are 20 total sets of codes. If the device does not turn off after pressing PLAY 20 times, then the remote cannot control that particular device.

If the device you want to control does turn off:

1. Press and release REVERSE, then wait two seconds. Repeat this step until the device turns back on.

2. To finish, press and hold STOP until the LED on the remote control turns off.

You’ll use these buttons when you program the remote to control any device.

The remote control may not operate all models of all brands.

Using the Remote

Using Direct Entry

1. Turn on the device to be programmed.

2. Look up the brand and code number(s) for the device on the code list at the end of this section.

3. On your remote control, press and hold the device button you want to program.

4. Enter a code from the code list.

5. Release the device button, and then press ON•OFF to see if the device responds to the remote control commands. If it doesn’t, try pressing the device button and then ON•OFF again.

6. If you get no response, repeat these steps using the next code listed for your brand, until the device responds to the remote control.

Using the Remote to Control a Device

Once the remote has been programmed successfully, you are ready to use it to control your devices.

This remote control may not operate all models of the brands that are shown. Use the codes shown in this manual, or on the sheet packed with your remote.

To operate the device:

1. Press the device button (TV, VCR, DIRECTV, VCR2 or AUX) to set the remote to control the device.

2. Press ON•OFF to turn the device on or off.

3. Use the remote control buttons that apply to that device.

• If your remote is programmed to control a VCR, you only need to press the RECORD button to begin recording from video.

Modes of Operation

Because this universal remote can control several different devices (DVD player, VCR, cable box, etc.) it uses operational modes triggered by the device buttons. For example, if you wanted the remote to control the TV, you would press the TV button to put the remote into TV mode. Then, if you want to play a videotape, press VCR, then PLAY (pointing the remote control at the VCR).

Controlling a Second Satellite Receiver

The remote can control two satellite receivers. From the Main menu, select Options, then System Options, then Remote Setup. Then follow the on-screen instructions and enter the appropriate code from the Satellite Receiver list at the end of this section. By default, the DIRECTV button is used to control the first satellite receiver and the AUX button is used to control the second satellite receiver.

If your second receiver is an RCA, GE, or Proscan and you want to control it using the AUX button, use code 5001. Code 5000 is used by the DIRECTV button.

Code List

Abex ................................................................................................................................................... 1172

Admiral ................................................................................................................................... 1001, 1173

Adventura .......................................................................................................................................... 1174

Aiko .................................................................................................................................................... 1016

Akai ..................................................................................................................................................... 1002

Alleron ............................................................................................................................................... 1046

Amtron .............................................................................................................................................. 1038

Anam National ...................................................................................................................... 1003, 1038

AOC ............................................................................................ 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1175, 1176

Audiovox ........................................................................................................................................... 1038

Belcor ................................................................................................................................................. 1004

Bell & Howell.............................................................................................................. 1001, 1083, 1162

Bradford ............................................................................................................................................. 1038

Brokwood ......................................................................................................................................... 1004

Candle ............................................................................................................... 1004, 1006, 1008, 1174

Capehart ............................................................................................................................................ 1175

Celebrity ............................................................................................................................................ 1002

Centurion .......................................................................................................................................... 1009

Citizen .......................................................... 1004, 1006, 1008, 1016, 1038, 1105, 1171,1174,1177

Clairtone ........................................................................................................................................... 1176

Colortyme ............................................................................................................................. 1004, 1006

Concerto ................................................................................................................................ 1004, 1006

Contec/Cony ........................................................................................ 1012, 1013, 1014, 1038, 1176

Craig ................................................................................................................................................... 1038

Crown ..................................................................................................................................... 1038, 1171

Curtis Mathes ....................................................................................... 1000, 1004, 1006, 1015, 1105,

CXC ................................................................................................................................................... 1038

Daewoo ...................................................................................... 1004, 1005, 1006, 1016, 1017, 1018,

Daytron ........................................................................................................................ 1004, 1006, 1171

Dimensia ............................................................................................................................................ 1000

Dumont .................................................................................................................................. 1004, 1151

Dynatech ........................................................................................................................................... 1178

Electroband ............................................................................................................................ 1002, 1176

Electrohome ......................................................................................... 1003, 1004, 1006, 1019, 1022

Emerson ......................................... 1004, 1006, 1012, 1014, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028,

Envision ................................................................................................................................... 1004, 1006

Fisher ........................................................................................... 1048, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1162, 1180

Fujitso ................................................................................................................................................. 1046

Funai ........................................................................................................................................ 1038, 1046

Futuretec ........................................................................................................................................... 1038

GE ..................................................................................... 1000, 1003, 1004, 1006, 1022, 1052, 1054,

Gibralter ................................................................................................................................. 1004, 1151

Goldstar ..................... 1004, 1005, 1006, 1012, 1019, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1155, 1156, 1171, 1172

Grundy ......................................................................................................................... 1038, 1046, 1171

Hallmark ................................................................................................................................. 1004, 1006

Harvard .............................................................................................................................................. 1038

Hitachi ............................................. 1004, 1006, 1012, 1013, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1135, 1136, 1137,

IMA ..................................................................................................................................................... 1038

Infinity ................................................................................................................................................ 1062

Janeil ................................................................................................................................................... 1174

JBL ....................................................................................................................................................... 1062

JCB ...................................................................................................................................................... 1002

JC Penney ....................................... 1000, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1008, 1022, 1052, 1054, 1058, 1063,

Jensen ...................................................................................................................................... 1004, 1006

JVC .............................. 1012, 1013, 1054, 1060, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1089, 1157, 1158, 1159, 1182

Kawasho ...................................................................................................................... 1002, 1004, 1006

Kaypani ............................................................................................................................................... 1175

Kenwood ..................................................................................................................... 1004, 1006, 1019

Kloss Novabeam ............................................................................................. 1068, 1069, 1174, 1183

KTV ........................................................................................................ 1038, 1070, 1171, 1176, 1177

Loewe ................................................................................................................................................. 1062

Logik ................................................................................................................................................... 1083

Luxman ................................................................................................................................... 1004, 1006

1138, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1143, 1144, 1145, 1146, 1148, 1150, 1179

1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1046, 1047, 1123, 1124, 1162,

1055, 1087, 1164, 1165, 1166, 1167, 1168, 1181

1064, 1072, 1087, 1105, 1128, 1171, 1172, 1181

1171, 1176, 1177, 1179, 1191

1162, 1171

1127, 1171

LXI .............................................................. 1000, 1006, 1049, 1062, 1071, 1072, 1073, 1162, 1181

Magnavox ............................. 1004, 1006, 1008, 1019, 1062, 1068, 1069, 1074, 1075, 1076, 1077,

Majestic .............................................................................................................................................. 1083

Marants .............................................................................................................................................. 1062

Marantz ............................................................................................................. 1004, 1006, 1062, 1078

Megatron ................................................................................................................................ 1006, 1059

MEI ...................................................................................................................................................... 1176

Memorex ............................................................................................... 1001, 1006, 1082, 1083, 1162

MGA ........................................................... 1004, 1005, 1006, 1019, 1022, 1051, 1079, 1080, 1082

Midland .................................................................................................. 1054, 1151, 1171, 1172, 1181

Minutz ................................................................................................................................................ 1052

Mitsubishi ....................................... 1004, 1005, 1006, 1019, 1022, 1051, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082,

Montgomery Ward .......................................................................................................................... 1083

Motorola ................................................................................................................................. 1003, 1173

MTC ............................................................................................ 1004, 1005, 1006, 1105, 1176, 1178

Multitech ................................................................................................................................ 1038, 1178

Multivision ......................................................................................................................................... 1084

NAD .................................................................................................................. 1006, 1071, 1072, 1185

NEC ........................................................................................................ 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1089

Nikko....................................................................................................................................... 1006, 1016

NTC ................................................................................................................................................... 1016

Onwa .................................................................................................................................................. 1038

Optimus ............................................................................................................................................. 1185

Optonica ................................................................................................................................. 1095, 1173

Orion ...................................................................................................................................... 1035, 1191

Panasonic .......................................................................................................... 1003, 1054, 1062, 1170

Philco ............................................... 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1008, 1012, 1019, 1062, 1068, 1069,

Philips .............................................. 1003, 1004, 1008, 1012, 1019, 1062, 1068, 1069, 1074, 1075,

Pilot ......................................................................................................................................... 1004, 1171

Pioneer ............................................................................. 1004, 1006, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1179, 1185

Portland ................................................................................................. 1004, 1005, 1006, 1016, 1171

Price Club ......................................................................................................................................... 1105

Prism .................................................................................................................................................. 1054

Proscan ................................................................................................................................... 1000, 1181

Proton .................................................................................................... 1004, 1006, 1012, 1093, 1175

Pulsar .................................................................................................................................................. 1151

Pulser ................................................................................................................................................. 1004

Quasar .............................................................................................................. 1003, 1054, 1070, 1094

Radio Shack/Realistic .................... 1000, 1004, 1006, 1012, 1038, 1049, 1095, 1162, 1171, 1172

RCA ................................................. 1000, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1019, 1096, 1098, 1099,

Rhapsody ........................................................................................................................................... 1176

Runco ................................................................................................................................................. 1151

Sampo .................................................................................................... 1004, 1006, 1171, 1172, 1175

Samsung ................................ 1004, 1005, 1006, 1012, 1015, 1019, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1171, 1172

Samsux ............................................................................................................................................... 1171

Sansui ................................................................................................................................................. 1191

Sanyo ................................................ 1004, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1080, 1107, 1108, 1162, 1180, 1189

Scotch ................................................................................................................................................ 1006

Scott ................................................................................. 1004, 1006, 1012, 1024, 1035, 1038, 1046

Sears ................................................ 1000, 1004, 1006, 1013, 1019, 1046, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1051,

Sharp ..................................... 1004, 1006, 1012, 1029, 1095, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1122, 1171, 1173

Shogun ............................................................................................................................................... 1004

Signature ...................................................................................................................... 1001, 1083, 1115

Simpson ............................................................................................................................................. 1008

Sonic ................................................................................................................................................... 1176

Sony .................................................................................................................................................... 1002

Soundesign ............................................................................................ 1004, 1006, 1008, 1038, 1046

Squareview ........................................................................................................................................ 1189

SSS ............................................................................................................................................ 1004, 1038

Starlite ................................................................................................................................................ 1038

Supre-macy ....................................................................................................................................... 1174

Supreme ............................................................................................................................................. 1002

Sylvania ....................................................... 1004, 1006, 1008, 1019, 1062, 1068, 1069, 1074, 1075,

Symphonic ................................................................................................................... 1033, 1038, 1189

Tandy .................................................................................................................................................. 1173

Tatung ...................................................................................................................................... 1003, 1178

Technics ............................................................................................................................................. 1054

1100, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1129, 1179, 1181, 1187, 1188, 1190, 1198, 1199

1088, 1089, 1131, 1130, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1183, 1184

1083, 1125

1074, 1075, 1077, 1183, 1184

1076, 1086, 1087, 1088, 1089

1066, 1071, 1072, 1109, 1110, 1162, 1180, 1181, 1189

1076, 1077, 1088, 1116, 1161, 1183, 1184

Code List

Techwood .................................................................................................................... 1004, 1006, 1054

Teknika ............................................ 1004, 1005, 1006, 1008, 1012, 1013, 1016, 1038, 1046, 1076,

Telecaption ........................................................................................................................................ 1117

TMK ......................................................................................................................................... 1004, 1006

Toshiba ............................................. 1049, 1071, 1072, 1089, 1105, 1109, 1117, 1118, 1160, 1162

Totevision .......................................................................................................................................... 1171

Universal ................................................................................................................................. 1052, 1087

Victor ...................................................................................................................................... 1066, 1182

Vidtech ......................................................................................................................... 1004, 1005, 1006

Viking .................................................................................................................................................. 1174

Wards................................... 1000, 1001, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1019, 1024, 1033, 1046, 1052, 1062,

Yamaha .............................................................................................................. 1004, 1005, 1006, 1019

Zenith .......................................................................................... 1004, 1083, 1151, 1152, 1153, 1154

1068, 1069, 1074, 1075, 1076, 1083, 1087, 1088, 1095, 1119, 1120, 1184

1082, 1083, 1105, 1170, 1171

VCR

Admiral .............................................................................................................................................. 2131

Adventura .......................................................................................................................................... 2026

Aiko .................................................................................................................................................... 2027

Aiwa ......................................................................................................................................... 2002, 2026

Akai ........................................................................ 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2111, 2112, 2113

American High ................................................................................................................................. 2021

Asha .................................................................................................................................................... 2013

Audio Dynamics ................................................................................................................... 2009, 2010

Audiovox ........................................................................................................................................... 2014

Bell & Howell.................................................................................................................................... 2011

Beaumark .......................................................................................................................................... 2013

Broksonic ............................................................................................................................... 2012, 2025

Calix ................................................................................................................................................... 2014

Candle .............................................................................. 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Canon ........................................................................................................................... 2021, 2022, 2114

Capehart ................................................................................................................................. 2020, 2110

Carver ................................................................................................................................................ 2062

CCE ......................................................................................................................................... 2027, 2061

Citizen ................................................................... 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2027

Colortyme ........................................................................................................................................ 2009

Colt ..................................................................................................................................................... 2061

Craig .................................................................................................................. 2013, 2014, 2023, 2061

Curtis-Mathes ................................ 2000, 2002, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2115

Cybernex ........................................................................................................................................... 2013

Daewoo ................................................................ 2015, 2017, 2019, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2110

Daytron .............................................................................................................................................. 2110

DBX ......................................................................................................................................... 2009, 2010

Dimensia ............................................................................................................................................ 2000

Dynatech ................................................................................................................................ 2002, 2026

Electrohome .......................................................................................................................... 2014, 2029

Electrophonic ................................................................................................................................... 2014

Emerson .............................. 2002, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2029, 2030, 2032,

Fisher ..................................................................... 2011, 2023, 2048, 2049, 2050, 2051, 2052, 2118

Fuji ........................................................................................................................................... 2021, 2119

Funai ........................................................................................................................................ 2002, 2026

Garrard .............................................................................................................................................. 2026

GE .......................................................................... 2000, 2001, 2013, 2021, 2022, 2053, 2115, 2120

Goldstar ................................................................................................. 2009, 2014, 2018, 2054, 2121

Gradiente .......................................................................................................................................... 2026

Harley Davidson .............................................................................................................................. 2026

Harman Kardon ............................................................................................................................... 2009

Harwood ........................................................................................................................................... 2061

Headquarter ..................................................................................................................................... 2011

Hitachi ................................................................... 2002, 2055, 2056, 2057, 2107, 2111, 2120, 2122

Hi-Q ................................................................................................................................................... 2023

Instant Replay ................................................................................................................................... 2021

JCL ...................................................................................................................................................... 2021

JC Penney ....................................... 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2055, 2056, 2058,

Jensen ........................................................................................................................... 2055, 2056, 2111

JVC .................................................................................... 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2058, 2111, 2123

Kenwood .............................................................. 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2058, 2111, 2123

2033, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2039, 2040, 2041, 2042, 2044,

2045, 2047, 2065, 2105, 2113, 2116, 2117, 2130

2059, 2060, 2107, 2118

KLH .................................................................................................................................................... 2061

Kodak ...................................................................................................................................... 2014, 2021

Lloyd ........................................................................................................................................ 2002, 2026

Logik ................................................................................................................................................... 2061

LXI ...................................................................................................................................................... 2014

Magnavox ......................................................................... 2021, 2022, 2062, 2063, 2104, 2108, 2124

Magnin ................................................................................................................................................ 2013

Marantz ...................................................... 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2058, 2062, 2064

Marta .................................................................................................................................................. 2014

Masushita ........................................................................................................................................... 2021

MEI ...................................................................................................................................................... 2021

Memorex ................................................... 2002, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2023, 2026, 2104, 2131

MGA ............................................................................................................................. 2029, 2065, 2113

MGN Technology ............................................................................................................................. 2013

Midland .............................................................................................................................................. 2053

Minolta ......................................................................................................................... 2055, 2056, 2107

Mitsubishi ....................................... 2029, 2055, 2056, 2065, 2066, 2067, 2069, 2070, 2071, 2072,

Montgomery Ward ............................................................................................................... 2075, 2131

Motorola ................................................................................................................................. 2021, 2131

MTC ............................................................................................................................. 2002, 2013, 2026

Multitech .................................................................................... 2002, 2013, 2016, 2026, 2053, 2061

NEC ................................................ 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2058, 2064, 2076, 2078, 2079,

Nikko.................................................................................................................................................. 2014

Noblex ............................................................................................................................................... 2013

Olympus ............................................................................................................................................ 2021

Optimus .................................................................................................................................. 2014, 2131

Optonica ............................................................................................................................................ 2096

Orion ................................................................................................................................................. 2035

Panasonic .................................................................................... 2021, 2022, 2109, 2125, 2126, 2127

Pentax .................................................................................................... 2016, 2055, 2056, 2107, 2120

Pentex Research .............................................................................................................................. 2018

Philco ................................................................................................................. 2021, 2022, 2062, 2063

Philips ................................................................................................................ 2021, 2062, 2096, 2124

Pilot .................................................................................................................................................... 2014

Pioneer ................................................................................................... 2010, 2055, 2080, 2081, 2123

Portland ............................................................................................................ 2016, 2017, 2019, 2110

Proscan ................................................................................................................................... 2000, 2001

Protec ................................................................................................................................................. 2061

Pulsar .................................................................................................................................................. 2104

Quarter ............................................................................................................................................. 2011

Quartz ................................................................................................................................................ 2011

Quasar ......................................................................................................................... 2021, 2022, 2125

RCA ...................................... 2000, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2021, 2055, 2056, 2082, 2083, 2084, 2085,

Radioshack/Realistic ........................................... 2002, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2026,

Radix ................................................................................................................................................... 2014

Randex ............................................................................................................................................... 2014

Ricoh .................................................................................................................................................. 2128

Runco ................................................................................................................................................. 2104

Samsung ...................................................................................... 2005, 2013, 2015, 2033, 2053, 2112

Sanky ....................................................................................................................................... 2104, 2131

Sansui ................................................................................................................ 2010, 2092, 2111, 2123

Sanyo ............................................................................................................................ 2011, 2013, 2023

Scott ........................................................... 2012, 2015, 2025, 2032, 2035, 2038, 2065, 2093, 2116

Sears ................................................ 2011, 2014, 2021, 2023, 2048, 2049, 2050, 2051, 2055, 2056,

Sharp ................................................................................ 2002, 2017, 2029, 2094, 2095, 2096, 2131

Shintom ............................................................................................................. 2004, 2056, 2061, 2098

Shogun ............................................................................................................................................... 2013

Signature ................................................................................................................................. 2002, 2131

Singer ............................................................................................................................ 2021, 2061, 2128

Sony ............................................................................................. 2002, 2004, 2098, 2099, 2119, 2128

STS ........................................................................................................................................... 2021, 2107

Sylvania .................................................................. 2002, 2021, 2022, 2026, 2062, 2063, 2065, 2124

Symphonic .............................................................................................................................. 2002, 2026

Tandy ....................................................................................................................................... 2002, 2011

Tashiko ............................................................................................................................................... 2014

Tatung ...................................................................................................................................... 2058, 2111

Teac ......................................................................................................... 2002, 2026, 2058, 2085, 2111

Technics .................................................................................................................................. 2021, 2109

2086, 2087, 2088, 2089, 2090, 2091, 2107, 2115, 2120, 2125

2073, 2074, 2106, 2113, 2123

2111, 2123

2029, 2049, 2050, 2096, 2131

2107, 2118

Code List

Teknika ........................................................................................ 2002, 2014, 2021, 2026, 2100, 2129

TMK .............................................................................................................................. 2013, 2024, 2047

Toshiba ............................................................................. 2015, 2049, 2051, 2055, 2065, 2093, 2116

Totevision ............................................................................................................................... 2013, 2014

Unitech .............................................................................................................................................. 2013

Vector Research ............................................................................................. 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016

Victor ................................................................................................................................................. 2010

Video Concepts ................................................................................... 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2113

Videosonic ........................................................................................................................................ 2013

Wards.............................................. 2002, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2023, 2026, 2029, 2055, 2056,

XR-1000 ...................................................................................................................... 2021, 2026, 2061

Yamaha ........................................................................................ 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2058, 2111

Zenith ..................................................................................................... 2004, 2098, 2104, 2119, 2128

2061, 2096, 2101, 2102, 2103, 2107, 2116, 2131

Cable Box

ABC .................................................................................. 5002, 5003, 5004, 5005, 5006, 5007, 5053

Antronix ................................................................................................................................. 5008, 5009

Archer ............................................................................................................... 5008, 5009, 5010, 5011

Cabletenna ........................................................................................................................................ 5008

Cableview .......................................................................................................................................... 5008

Century ............................................................................................................................................. 5011

Citizen ................................................................................................................................................ 5011

Colour Voice .......................................................................................................................... 5012, 5013

Comtronics ............................................................................................................................ 5014, 5015

Contec ............................................................................................................................................... 5016

Eastern ............................................................................................................................................... 5017

Garrard .............................................................................................................................................. 5011

GC Electronics ................................................................................................................................. 5009

Gemini ......................................................................................................................... 5018, 5019, 5049

General Instrument ........................................................................................................................ 5003

Hamlin .................................................................................................... 5020, 5021, 5022, 5035, 5045

Hitachi ................................................................................................................................................ 5003

Hytex .................................................................................................................................................. 5002

Jasco ................................................................................................................................................... 5011

Jerrold ........................................ 5003, 5005, 5007,5018, 5023, 5024, 5046, 5053

Magnavox........................................................................................................................................... 5025

Memorex ........................................................................................................................................... 5026

Movie Time ................................................................................................................. 5002, 5027, 5028

NSC .............................................................................................................................. 5002, 5027, 5028

Oak ................................................................................................................................ 5002,5016, 5029

Panasonic ................................................................................................................................ 5048, 5052

Paragon .............................................................................................................................................. 5026

Philips ................................................................... 5011, 5012, 5013, 5019, 5025, 5030, 5031, 5032

Pioneer .................................................................................................................................... 5033, 5034

Pulsar .................................................................................................................................................. 5026

RCA .............................................................................................................................. 5047, 5049, 5052

Realistic ................................................................................................................................... 5009, 5049

Regal ........................................................................................................................................ 5022, 5035

Regency ............................................................................................................................................. 5017

Rembrandt ........................................................................................................................................ 5003

Runco ................................................................................................................................................. 5026

Samsung .................................................................................................................................. 5014, 5034

Scientific Atlanta .............................................................................................. 5006, 5036, 5037, 5038

Signal ........................................................................................................................................ 5014, 5018

Signature ............................................................................................................................................ 5003

SL Marx .............................................................................................................................................. 5014

Sprucer .............................................................................................................................................. 5052

Starcom ........................................................................................................................ 5007, 5018, 5053

Stargate ................................................................................................................................... 5014, 5018

Starquest ............................................................................................................................................ 5018

Tandy .................................................................................................................................................. 5040

Teleview ............................................................................................................................................. 5014

Tocom .......................................................................................................................... 5004, 5023, 5041

Toshiba ............................................................................................................................................... 5026

Tusa ..................................................................................................................................................... 5018

TV86 ................................................................................................................................................... 5027

Unika ............................................................................................................................ 5008, 5009, 5011

United Artists ................................................................................................................................... 5002

United Cable .................................................................................................................................... 5053

Universal ........................................................................................................... 5008, 5009, 5010, 5011

Videoway ........................................................................................................................................... 5044

Viewstar ............................................................................................................ 5015, 5025, 5027, 5040

Zenith ........................................................................................................................... 5026, 5050, 5051

Satellite Receiver

Chapparal ............................................................................................................................... 5056, 5057

Drake ...................................................................................................................................... 5058, 5059

GE ............................................................................................................................................ 5000, 5001

General Instruments ................................................................................................. 5060, 5061, 5062

Panasonic ........................................................................................................................................... 5075

Primestar ........................................................................................................................................... 5076

Proscan ................................................................................................................................... 5000, 5001

RCA ......................................................................................................................................... 5000, 5001

Realistic .............................................................................................................................................. 5063

Sony .................................................................................................................................................... 5072

STS1 .................................................................................................................................................... 5064

STS2 .................................................................................................................................................... 5065

STS3 .................................................................................................................................................... 5066

STS4 .................................................................................................................................................... 5067

Toshiba ............................................................................................................................................... 5068

Toshiba ............................................................................................................................................... 5073

Uniden ................................................................................................................................................ 5069

Audio

AM/FM ............................................................................................................................................... 4003

Aux ..................................................................................................................................................... 4004

Phono ................................................................................................................................................. 4005

CD ...................................................................................................................................................... 4007

Tape .................................................................................................................................................... 4006

(For some RCA and Dimensia brands only)

Program Guides

What is a Program Guide?

A program guide is an on-screen programming schedule. There are several types of guides, each presenting the schedule in a different format.

Using the program guides is easy as long as you remember the Point and Select rule. Point to items on the screen by pressing the arrow buttons on the remote control or front panel. Then, press OK to tune to that program.

Setup and Connections

➣

Using the Remote

➣➣

Program Guides

The Menu System

➣

Tips & Troubleshooting

Program Guides

Anatomy Of a Program Guide

The following diagram shows you the kind of information you will see in the program guides.

Program titles and information

Sort the guide by: User Preferences, Movies, or Sports

Scrolls through the guide

Shows all available programs

Indicates the program is interactive

Sorts the current guide alphabetically by title

Current time and date

Displays more sorting options

Searches guide for specific information

“Family” is one of five selectable profiles

Interactive TV

Your satellite receiver includes the DIRECTV INTERACTIVE™ service. When you see the DIRECTV INTERACTIVE™ icon ( programs and commercials, press the OK/i button on the remote control to open the interactive window.

For details about using DIRECTV INTERACTIVE™, see page 59 or tune to channel 499.

) flash during

Bringing Up the Program Guides

You can access the program guides by pressing MENU on the remote control and selecting Program Guide, or by using the GUIDE button on the remote.

To change the current user, press the WHO•INPUT button while in a program guide.

Program Guides

The Channel Banner

The channel banner appears whenever you do one of the following:

• tune to a channel

• press INFO, DIRECTV, AUX, or GO BACK from video

• exit a program guide or menu by selecting Back

On-screen icons represent frequently-used menu items. Some icons also change appearance to show the item’s status. Use the arrow buttons and OK to choose an icon. Some of the items you select in the channel banner can also be selected in the program guides.

Program titles and information

Takes you to the Main menu

Locks and unlocks the system

Main Menu icon When selected, takes you to the Main menu.

Green Unlock icon The system is unlocked. Spending, viewing and other limits can be accessed and changed.

Yellow Unlock icon A password has been entered to override family or profile limits. No limits can be accessed or

changed.

Yellow Unlock icon with a “P” A password has been entered to override limits for the current program. After the program ends, limits are restored.

Indicates the program is interactive

Sorts the guide alphabetically by title

Current time and date

Current user profile

Cycles through the Alternate Audio choices

Read mail from program providers

Searches guide for specific information

Red Lock icon No limits can be accessed or changed. A password is required to override spending, viewing, and other

limits or to access the menu system.

AlphaSort™ icon When selected, allows you to sort program titles alphabetically.

Scout™ (binoculars) icon When selected, allows you to use keywords to search for programs. The icon will turn white

when a Scout has found program information.

Mail icon When selected, allows you to review your program provider mail. The icon will turn white when there is an unread message or messages in the Mailbox.

Alternate Audio icon When selected, cycles through the alternate audio choices.

DIRECTV INTERACTIVE™ icon When displayed, indicates that the program is interactive.

Program Guides

Using the GUIDE Button

Each time you press the GUIDE button, a different type of program guide appears.

The Detail Guide

The Detail Guide shows five channels in a time-and-channel format, with program information for the highlighted program.

The Grid Guide

The Grid Guide shows seven channels in a time-and-channel format. A small window showing the program you were watching before entering the program guides is displayed in the upper left hand corner.

Getting Around In the Guides

Detail Guide

This section describes how to change channels and move around a program guide.

Point to Channels With the Digit Buttons (0–9)

You can point quickly to any channel in the program guide by entering the channel number with the digit buttons (0–9) and pressing OK. For example, to point to channel 228, press the digits 2-2-8 then press OK on the remote control. If the number is four digits long, you don’t have to press OK.

Scrolling Channel By Channel

The programs that you see on the TV screen make up one section — or page — of the total program guide. You can scroll to other pages using the arrows: point to other times with the left and right arrows; point to other channels with the up and down arrows.

Scrolling Page By Page

If you want to scroll up or down through the program guide faster, press the CH +/- buttons on the remote control. The highlight scrolls a page at a time.

Grid Guide

By default, the Grid Guide appears when you press GUIDE on the remote. You can change the default guide from the Grid Guide to the Detail Guide.

Select Options from the Main menu. Select Look and Feel, then set the Default Guide.

Program Guides

Tuning To a Program

To tune directly to a current program listed in the guide, point to the program and press OK.

To see information about a program in the guide, point to the program and press INFO.

The Program Details screen gives you several options.

Then, you can select:

• View Channel to tune to that channel

• Buy Program to purchase the program (Pay Per View only)

• Other Times to see what other times the program is available. The

program title is automatically entered and sorted in the AlphaSort control panel.

The options available to you may vary according to the type of program you select.

For information on tuning to a PPV program, see “The Menu System” section.

Program Guides

Additional Program Guides

In addition to the Detail Guide and Grid Guide, there are a few more guides: the Channel Guide, the Logo Guide, and the Attractions Guide, plus the sorting variables Guide Data and Channel Groups.

You can access these guides and sorting variables by selecting the Other Guides icon at the bottom of the Detail Guide and Grid Guide.

The Channel Guide

Displays the programming schedule for the selected channel.

Other Guides icon

Scroll up and down to see programming information for the selected channel.

The Logo Guide

Displays channel logos for the current user’s channel list.

The Logo Guide.

You can point to any program and tune to it or get more information. Just press the OK or INFO buttons.

Exiting A Program Guide

There are three ways to exit a guide (not all methods work in all guides):

• Point to a channel and press OK.

• Point to Back and press OK.

• Press CLEAR or GO BACK on the

remote control.

Program Guides

The Attractions Guide

Displays a list of channels that show coming attractions and special events information.

Other Sorting Variables

The Other Guides icon also lets you sort the guide by different variables, such as future times (Guide Data), user profile channel lists, and channel groups. You can then choose a guide format to view the program information. For example, you could sort the guide by Pay Per View movies that will be available in the next five hours:

1. Select the Other Guides icon.

2. Select Guide Data and use the arrow and OK buttons on the remote control to choose + 5.0 hours.

The Attractions Guide.

Guide Data lets you see what’s on in the future.

3. Select PPV in the Channel Groups category.

Channel Groups is another way to sort programming.

Select Back, or press the GO BACK button on the remote control to return to the previous guide. You can also choose another guide format from the Other Guides menu.

Program Guides

Sorting the Guides

Sorting the guide is a way of organizing the guide to show only the types of programs that interest you. There are several on-screen icons that sort the guide in different ways.

The sorting icons appear at the bottom of the Grid Guide and Detail Guide.

User Preferences

The User Preferences icon sorts the guide according to the current user’s preferences. The current user’s profile name is displayed in the upper right of the Grid and Detail Guides and can be changed by pressing the WHO•INPUT button on the remote control. Select the User Preferences icon to sort the guide.

The User Preferences icon changes to the Edit User Preferences icon. Press the Edit User Preferences icon to edit the current user’s themes preferences. These preferences are saved in each user’s profile.

Checkmark the themes that interest you.

Select the categories (topics), and checkmark the themes you would like to appear when you select the User Preferences icon in the guides. Only programming that fits the description of check marked themes will appear in the guide when you sort by the User Preferences icon.

User Preferences icon

Edit User Preferences icon

To change the current user, press the WHO•INPUT button while in a program guide.

Program Guides

Movies

Select the Movies icon to list movies only. After selecting Movies, the Movies icon changes to a Movies Themes icon.

Select the Movies Themes icon to sort the guide to list specific types of movies, such as comedies or musicals. This icon may change from Movies to a different topic in the future, but it will continue to function in the same way.

Select a Movies Theme that interests you.

Movies icon

Movies Themes icon

Sports

Select the Sports icon to list sporting events only. After selecting Sports, the Sports icon changes to a Sports Themes icon.

Select the Sports Themes icon to sort the guide to list specific types of sports, such as basketball or soccer. This icon may change from Sports to a different topic in the future, but it will continue to function in the same way.

Select a Sports Theme that interests you.

Sports icon

Sports Themes icon

Program Guides

All

The All icon resets the guide to show all available topics, channels and listings for the current profile.

AlphaSort™

The AlphaSort feature lists all the program titles in the current guide in alphabetical order. Select the AlphaSort icon to search for specific program titles that are in the current program guide in alphabetical order. Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to highlight a character, then press OK.

For example, to search for the program Auto Racing, point to and select “A.” (Words like “The,” “A,” and “An” appear at the end of a title.) All titles that begin with “A” appear in the AlphaSort list. Next, enter the letter “U.” All titles beginning with “AU” appear in the list.

All icon

AlphaSort icon

The AlphaSort feature searches for specific titles in the guide.

Continue to enter the specific title until it appears in the AlphaSort list. If you enter the wrong character, select either Backspace or Clear All.

Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to highlight the title you are looking for. Press the OK button to select it, or the INFO button to see more information. The AlphaSort feature can only find titles that are in the current program guide. For example, if you have sorted the guide to show only movies, the AlphaSort feature will find only movie titles that match your entry.

Program Guides

Scout™

The Scout system icon lets you assign “Scouts” to search the guide for specific program information, such as actors’ names or program descriptions.

Select the Scout icon from a program guide to view the available Scout menu items. Then, point to an available Scout menu item (one without a checkmark by its name) and select it.

Select Enter Text to set up the information the Scout feature will look for in the program guide. Use the on-screen keyboard to enter the desired search parameters.

For example, if you are interested in how to prepare food, enter a common term you think would occur in program information, like

“cooking.” When you have finished entering your topic select Run Scout.

Scout icon

On-screen icons represent the status of scout:

Indicates that a scout is set to find specific information.

Indicates that a scout has found the information you specified.

Select Enter Text to set up a Scout search.

If “cooking” appears within a program title or program description, the program will be included in the Scout Results program list.

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Once you have set up a Scout menu item, you can check its status by highlighting it. A highlighted binoculars icon means that a Scout menu item has found results.

Program Guides

Scout 1 is in use, but has not yet found anything. Scout menu items 2 and 4 have results.

The Scout feature will search for information when the digital satellite receiver is off. (This may take up to 30 minutes for a full guide search.)

Check a Scout menu item’s results by selecting that item, then selecting

Scout Results.

Scout results lists the Scout menu item’s findings.

Down Arrow

The down arrow icon allows you to scroll down through other channels in the guide. Point to the down arrow icon and then press OK to scroll down through the program guide.

Down Arrow icon

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The Menu System

What’s a Menu?

The on-screen menu is a list of choices, just like a menu in a restaurant. And, just as a restaurant menu is divided into sections such as appetizers, entrees, and desserts, the onscreen menus are also separated into sections to help you find the information you need.

Don’t Forget Point and Select

As with all of the on-screen displays, you use Point and Select to navigate within the menu system.

Setup and Connections

➣

Using the Remote

➣

Program Guides

➣➣

The Menu System

Tips & Troubleshooting

The Menu System

Using the Menu System

To bring up the Main menu, press MENU on the remote control.

Use point and select to choose an item from the Main menu.

To use the menu system, you need to know the Point and Select rule: use the arrow buttons on the remote control to point to an item on the screen, and then press OK to select it. In numbered menus, use the digit buttons to select an item quickly.

Back and Help

There are Back and Help buttons at the top of most screens. Point to Back and press OK to leave that screen. Point to Help to see more

information about that screen.

If the Main menu doesn’t appear when you press MENU, the remote control might not be in DIRECTV mode. Try pressing the DIRECTV button on the remote, and then MENU.

Exiting a Screen

There are three ways to exit a menu:

• Point to Back and press OK.

• Press the CLEAR button on the remote control. The on-screen

displays clear from the screen and you return to TV viewing.

• Press the GO BACK button on the remote control. You return to the previous on-screen display or normal programming.

Using Help

All menus have an on screen Help choice. For example, select Help from the Main menu to see information about using the Main menu screen.

The rest of the Help screens in the menu system contain helpful information explaining some aspects of that menu.

Context-Sensitive Help

Most of the screens contain information to help you decide what to do next. If you get stuck, look for the help text at the bottom of the screen.

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Menu Descriptions

This section briefly describes each of the available Main menu options. More information about each menu and its features is included later in this chapter.

Program Guide

Shows the on-screen programming schedules.

Mailbox

Access mail messages from DIRECTV.

Purchases

Review or cancel upcoming purchases, review past purchases, and set spending limits.

Timers

Schedule the digital satellite receiver to tune to a specific channel at a specific time.

Profiles

Set system and user passwords, rating limits, spending limits, and viewing hours, as well as create favorite channel lists.

Options

Find out more about the digital satellite receiver and remote control, change how your system looks, run the system test, and install a new access card.

Dish Pointing

Find your dish pointing coordinates and access the on-screen signal strength meter.

Interactive

Learn more about the DIRECTV INTERACTIVE™ service.

Don’t Be Afraid to Explore

Once you’ve learned the basics, feel free to poke around the menu system—exploring is the best way to learn. The context-sensitive help at the bottom of the screen provides instructions for getting through any particular menu or control panel. Remember, press CLEAR at any time to leave the menu system and return to regular system viewing.

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The Program Guide

Selecting Program Guide from the Main menu brings up your default program guide: the Detail Guide or the Grid Guide.

Anatomy of a Program Guide

The following diagram shows you the kind of information you will see in the Detail Guide and Grid Guide (Detail Guide shown here).

Indicates program

Program titles and information

is interactive

Current time and date

“Family” is one of five selectable profiles

Sort the guide by: User Preferences, Movies, or Sports

Scrolls through the guide

Shows all available programs

Sorts the current guide alphabetically by title

Displays more sorting options

Searches guide for specific information

Bringing Up the Program Guides

In addition to selecting Program Guide in the Main menu, you can press the GUIDE button on the remote control.

Your satellite receiver includes the DIRECTV INTERACTIVE™ service. When you see the DIRECTV INTERACTIVE™ icon ( commercials, press the OK/i button on the remote control to open the interactive window.

For details about using DIRECTV INTERACTIVE™, see page 59 or tune to channel 499.

) flash during programs and

Want More Information?

Read the “Program Guides” section in this book for all the details.

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Mailbox

The Mailbox menu lets you access messages that are sent from DIRECTV. For example, you may receive a message calling your attention to a new service.

There are two ways to tell if you have mail, depending on whether the digital satellite receiver is turned on or off.

• If the digital satellite receiver is turned on, the mail icon in the channel banner is highlighted.

• If the digital satellite receiver is turned off, the light on the front panel of the receiver flashes.

Checking Your Mail

Select Mailbox from the Main menu or select the envelope icon on the channel banner to view your mail.

1. Point to a message and press OK. The message is opened for you to read.

Mail provides the latest information from program providers.

2. Press OK again to close the message.

If you want to erase a message after you read it, point to Erase Message and press OK. When you exit the Mailbox, messages that aren’t erased are saved in memory.

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Using the Purchases Menu

The Purchases menu allows you to review purchases and set spending limits.

Use the Purchases menu to keep track of program purchase spending.

The list of purchases may be longer than one screen; use the up and down arrow buttons to see more items. The display also shows the title, channel, date, time, and cost of each program.

• Note that the Past Purchases list might not show some purchases that you’ve already paid for. The Past Purchases list is not updated until the end of the billing cycle.

Reviewing and Canceling an

Upcoming Purchase

Use Point and Select to choose an upcoming purchase from the Future Purchases screen. You can review the program description, as well as

cancel an upcoming purchase.

Canceling a future purchase (Program Details screen).

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Spending Limits

Use the Spending Limit option to indicate a per-event spending limit for Pay Per View programs.

1. Point to Spending Limit, and press OK.

2. Select the user profile you’d like to set a spending limit for, then use the digits on the remote control or use the arrow buttons to enter a single-program spending limit.

You can set a per-event spending limit for each Profile.

After a spending limit is set and the system is locked, you must enter a password to purchase a Pay Per View program that costs more than your spending limit allows.

Pay Per View Programs

Pay Per View (PPV) programs are DIRECTV® programs that you can purchase—like a movie ticket—if you subscribe to DIRECTV programming and have your digital satellite receiver connected to a telephone line. You can preview movies on certain channels to determine if you would like to purchase them. See “Using the Attractions Guide” and “Previewing and Purchasing,” next in this section, for more information.

Important!

Spending limits are in effect only when the system is locked. See “Locking the System,” later in this section, for details.

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Previewing and Purchasing

You can preview and purchase DIRECTV® Pay Per View movies and events if you subscribe to DIRECTV satellite receiver connected to a telephone line.

To preview a movie or event:

• When the DIRECTV down arrow button on the remote control to move the highlight to the bottom of the screen. Select the Other Guides icon and then select Attractions and select a channel.

To purchase a movie or event, you can take one of two actions:

• Tune to a PPV channel by channel surfing among available channels. When you find one, press the INFO button to find more information and details about how to purchase the program.

• Highlight a PPV program in a program guide and press INFO. The Program Details screen will appear and give you more information about the program. From this screen you can also purchase the program.

programming guide is on the screen, press the

programming and have your digital

Other Guides icon

The Program Details screen gives you several options.

You can select:

• View Channel to view that channel

• Buy Program to purchase the program

• Other Times to see what other times the program is available

The options available to you may vary according to the type of program you select.

If you want to order PPV programs using the on-screen menus, you need to connect your digital satellite receiver to a telephone line.

You may need to enter your four-digit password to order a PPV program if it costs more than the spending limit you set up in the Profiles or Purchases menu.

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Using the Attractions Guide

Your program providers may offer future programming events not currently listed in your program guide. These events are called “Coming Attractions,” and can be previewed in the Attractions Guide.

1. Press the GUIDE button on the remote control.

2. Use the down arrow button on the remote control to move the highlight to the bottom of the screen.

3. Point to and select the Other Guides icon.

4. Point to and select Attractions.

Access the Other Guides icon through the program guides.

The Other Guides menu provides several guide formats.

5. Point to a channel and select it.

The Attractions Guide is accessed through the Other Guides menu.

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Timers Feature

The Timers feature allows you to preset your digital satellite receiver to automatically tune to a particular channel at a predetermined time.

To use the Timers feature, select Timers from the Main menu. Select a Timer (1–8) and then use the arrow buttons to complete the on-screen sentence. When the sentence is complete, select Run Timer.

Complete the on-screen sentence to set up a timer.

Editing or Canceling a Timer

From the Timers screen, select the Timer you want to edit or cancel, and then do the following:

• Use the arrows buttons to edit the Timer, then select Run Timer.

• Select Clear Timer to cancel the timer.

• To watch the program daily or weekly, edit that program’s Timer.

On-screen icons are a quick way to understand the timers:

Indicates that the timer is set.

Indicates that the timer is set for a PPV.

Indicates a timer conflict.

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Profiles

When you select Profiles from the Main menu, the first screen you see presents a menu of user profiles from which to choose. In addition to the Family profile, you can create as many as four different profiles that can be easily accessed using the WHO•INPUT button on the remote control.

You can select one of five user profiles or lock and unlock the system.

You can also edit the user profiles. Selecting a profile allows you to set a rating limit, viewing hours, and a per-event spending limit, name the profile, create a channel list, and assign a user password.

Creating a Profile Channel List

1. Point to and select a user.

2. Point to Edit Channels and press OK.

To start, you can add or delete all channels.

3. Use the arrow buttons to point to a channel, and press OK to remove (or replace) the check mark. Check-marked items appear in the channel list.

Don’t Forget About the CLEAR Button

Press the CLEAR button on the remote control to remove the on-screen menus and return to normal viewing.

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Add or Delete All Channels

You might be able to save time when creating a channel list by using the Add All Channels option or the Delete All Channels option before removing or adding individual channels.

Also, program providers may make additional channels available. To prevent new channels from appearing in a profile channel list, choose Delete All Channels and checkmark only the channels you want to appear in the list.

Setting the Rating Limit

The Rating Limit menu enables you to set a maximum rating viewing limit for rated movies (based on the MPAA rating system).

• Note that the rating limit cannot be enforced if a program has not been rated, if rating information for that program is not transmitted by the program provider, or if the system has not been locked.

1. Point to Set Rating Limit and press OK.

Use the arrow buttons to move the selector up and down.

2. Use the up and down arrow buttons to move the rating selector to the highest rating you want to be able to view. In the preceding illustration, movies that are rated up to and including a “PG-13” rating can be viewed.

After the Rating Limit is set and the system is locked, you must enter the system password to watch programs with a rating higher than your limit.

Important!

You need to lock the system in order for rating limits, channel limits, viewing hours, and spending limits to go into effect.

After you lock the system, you need to enter the system password to edit the limits. See “Locking the System,” later in this section, for details.

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Viewing Hours

Use the Viewing Hours option to limit the total amount of time, as well as the time of day, that a user can watch programming.

1. Point to Viewing Hours, and press OK.

You can limit viewing seven days a week.

2. Use the digits on the remote control or point to the + or – buttons and press OK to complete the on-screen sentence. Choose the days to view, how many hours can be viewed each day (0–24 hours) and when programming can be viewed. Be sure to lock the system for these limits to take effect.

Setting Up Spending Limits

Select the Spending Limit option to indicate a per-event spending limit for Pay Per View programs.

1. Point to Spending Limit, and press OK.

You can set a per-event spending limit for each profile.

2. Use the digits on the remote control or point to the on-screen choices and use the arrow buttons on the remote control to enter a single-program spending limit.

After a Spending Limit is set and the system is locked, you must enter the system password to purchase a Pay Per View program that costs more than your Spending Limit allows.

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Locking a User’s Profile

Users can be assigned a personal password to lock their profile. When a password is assigned, users must enter the password before they can view programs using that profile. Profile passwords do not allow access to, or editing of, the profile limits. You must enter the system password to edit profile limits.

1. Point to Lock User and press OK.

2. Use the arrow or digit buttons to select each digit of the password.

Each user can have a password.

Locking the System

Locking the system puts the ratings, spending, viewing, and channel limits you have set up for each profile into effect. When you lock the system, no one can modify any of these settings without first entering the four-digit system password.

1. Point to Lock System and press OK.

Locking the system protects the limits you set.

2. Use the arrows or the digit buttons to enter a four-digit system password.

3. Enter the password a second time to confirm it. The red lock icon should be displayed in the channel banner.

In order for the changes to take effect, you must exit out of the menu system.

After the system has been locked, you must enter the correct password in order to access the Edit Users control panel.

Don’t Forget Your Password

If you forget a USER password, you need to unlock the system and then assign a new user password.

If you forget the SYSTEM password, contact the DIRECTV authorization center.

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Unlocking the System

When the system is unlocked, the channel, spending, viewing, and ratings limits that you set are no longer in effect. To unlock:

1. Point to Unlock System in the Profiles menu and press OK.

2. Point to Yes and press OK to confirm that you want to unlock the system. The green unlock icon should be displayed in the channel banner.

When you attempt to access a channel that is blocked by one or more limits (and the system is locked), you will be asked to override limits by entering the four-digit system password.

If you enter the password to override a limit, all limits are unlocked until you turn off the digital satellite receiver. When you turn on the receiver again, the system will be locked, and the Family profile channel list will be selected. If you want to re-lock the system without turning off the receiver, select the lock icon in the channel banner.

Channel banner icons are a quick way to check the current system lock status. See the note at right for more information.

Program Unlock

If the system is locked and you want to access a blocked program without unlocking all settings, press INFO and highlight the Lock icon in the channel banner. Make sure to check the box beside “Unlock this program only,” and enter the system password. The yellow unlock icon should be displayed in the channel banner. This program is no longer blocked, but all other settings remain in effect.

Use the Lock and Unlock icons in the channel banner to lock or unlock the system. Just press INFO and select the icon to change the lock status.

Green Unlock icon: The system is unlocked. No limits are in effect. Spending, viewing and other limits can be accessed and changed.

Yellow Unlock icon: The system is locked, but no limits are in effect. A password has been entered to override the current profile’s limits. No limits can be accessed or changed. The next time the digital satellite receiver is turned on, the system will return to Red Lock status.

Yellow Unlock icon with a “P”: The system is locked, but no limits are in effect for the current program. A password has been entered to override the current program’s limits. No limits can be accessed or changed. After the program ends, the system will return to Red Lock status.

Red Lock icon: All limits are in effect. No limits can be accessed or changed. A password is required to override limits or access the system.

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Choosing Your Profile

Each time you turn on the digital satellite receiver, the Family profile is selected by default. To select a different profile:

1. Press the WHO•INPUT button to scroll through the profiles.

The WHO•INPUT button toggles through the profiles.

2. When your profile appears, enter your four-digit personal password to activate your profile.

3. If the profile is not password protected, you can just press OK to activate it.

The channel, spending, rating and viewing limits associated with the chosen profile will be active only when the system is locked.

The active profile also affects what you see in the program guides. Selecting the User Preferences icon sorts the guide to show only programs meeting the current user profile criteria.

The name of the current user profile appears on screen in the Detail and Grid Guides.

Press the WHO•INPUT button on the remote control to change the current profile.

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Options

The Options menu lets you set up preferences for the look and feel of the system as well as understand how some of the features work.

The Options menu lets you customize many system features.

The following sections explain your options when changing your personal preferences. Follow the on-screen instructions to make changes to the system.

Interactive Setup

If you self-installed your satellite dish antenna, you may have already used the interactive setup to find the dish pointing coordinates, acquire and fine-tune the signal, and run a system test. If you just want to check your dish pointing coordinates or run the signal strength meter, select Dish Pointing from the Main menu.

System Info

Select System Info from the Options menu to choose from a list of on- line Help topics. Point and select to find out about the specific parts of the DIRECTV System.

Program Guide Shows a screen-by-screen overview of the Program Guide features.

Menu System Shows a screen-by-screen overview of the DIRECTV System menus.

Remote Control Shows a descriptive list of the remote control buttons.

Front Panel Shows a list of the digital satellite receiver’s front (top) panel features. Point to an item to see a brief description.

Back Panel Shows a list of the digital satellite receiver’s back panel features. Point to an item to see a brief description.

Glossary Shows a list of common DIRECTV System and TV terms. Point to a glossary item to see a brief description.

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Look and Feel

Default Guide Lets you choose which guide appears first when you press the GUIDE button on the remote control. The choices are Grid Guide or Detail Guide.

Color Scheme Lets you pick which colors appear in the guide and menu systems.

Translucency Lets you choose the translucency of the menu displays. Slide the indicator bar to make the screens more opaque or less opaque.

Animation Lets you select which graphics are displayed when you tune to an audio-only channel and also lets you select the animation time-out.

Edit Fetch Lets you choose a function for the FETCH button on the remote control: to activate one feature or bring up a custom menu.

To view the Edit Fetch menu or change the function of the FETCH button, press MENU to bring up the Main menu, select Options, select

Look and Feel, then select Edit Fetch.

Edit Fetch lets you combine your favorite features onto one menu, or assign one function to the FETCH button on the remote.

• To create a custom Fetch menu:

1. Press MENU to bring up the Main menu.

2. Point to and select Options, Look and Feel, and then Edit Fetch.

3. Select Fetch Control.

4. Select Show Fetch Menu.

5. Select Fetch List from the Edit Fetch menu.

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6. Choose up to eight menu items to include in your customized menu by checkmarking them with the OK button.

Choose which menu items to include in your customized Fetch menu.

7. Press the left arrow button to confirm your selections and return to the menu.

When you would like to access your customized menu, press the FETCH button on the remote control.

• To assign one function to the FETCH button:

1. Press MENU to bring up the Main menu.

2. Point to and select Options, Look and Feel, and then Edit Fetch.

3. Select Fetch Control.

4. Select Assign One Function.

5. Select Fetch List from the Edit Fetch menu.

6. Choose which menu item you would like to assign to the FETCH button by pointing and selecting.

Choose which menu item to assign to the FETCH button.

7. Press the left arrow button to confirm your selection and return to the menu.

You may press the FETCH button on the remote control and execute the assigned function at any time while viewing DIRECTV

programming.

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System Options

System Test The System Test screen is accessed through the Options menu and allows you to initiate diagnostic procedures on the digital satellite receiver. Use this feature to get your access card number or when your receiver doesn’t seem to be working correctly. A message screen will appear to tell you whether the system passed each test.

Running the System Test is one of the choices in the System Options menu.

New Access Card Periodically, your program provider may issue you a replacement access card. The New Access Card setup display screen allows you to transfer information from the old card onto the new one.

If your system fails a test, run the system test several times before concluding that there is a problem. Occasional fluctuations in the phone line or satellite signal can give temporary false readings.

Follow the instructions on the screen to initialize your new card. Once you have transferred the information to the new card, your old card becomes invalid. The access card fits into the digital satellite receiver through the front panel. Because your specific account information is stored in the access card, power failures should have no effect on your DIRECTV System.

Output Channel Lets you choose on which channel to view satellite programming, either channel 3 or channel 4.

Remote Setup Lets you choose which remote button will be used to control the current satellite receiver.

Picture Size Lets you choose between a standard TV screen and a Cinema option. A standard TV screen has an aspect ratio of 4:3; the Cinema option has an aspect ratio of 16:9.

The Menu system

Audio Language

When you select Audio Language from the Options menu, the highlight is moved to the Audio Language display screen.

Point to the audio language or audio type you want and press OK. The digital satellite receiver will then automatically set the audio program to the selected audio program type or language, when available.

To change the audio language:

• Select Audio Language on the Options menu and highlight the desired language. Then press OK.

Alternate Data

Selects from among the available data channels.

Upgrades

Your digital satellite receiver is able to receive upgrades or modifications to some of its features and functions. These modifications will occur automatically, usually at times when your receiver would likely be turned off. If your receiver is on when an upgrade or modification is sent, you may experience a disruption in reception for a minute or two. Your reception should return to normal after the modification is complete. Please consult the Upgrades Menu to find a schedule of upgrades or modifications planned by DIRECTV.

Audio Language allows you to choose the language in which you’d like to hear programming, when available.

The “RSA Secure” logo ensures that only authorized upgrades or modifications are delivered to your digital satellite receiver.

Future Upgrades lets you review upcoming upgrades. Past Upgrades shows you the current software version number.

RSATM Secure and the RSATM Secure logo are trademarks of RSA Data Security, Inc.

Your DIRECTV System will be unavailable for a few minutes during a software upgrade download. You may also experience a disruption in reception for a minute or two. Your reception should return to normal after the modification is complete.

The Menu System

LNBs

Dish Pointing

The Dish Pointing menu helps you set up your digital satellite receiver and optimize your reception of the satellite signal.

Selecting Dish Type

It is important to complete each of the following steps required for your satellite dish antenna. If you do not, you will not receive proper dish pointing coordinates and will not be able to take full advantage of your DIRECTV System.

Specify the type of dish you are using:

1. Press MENU on the remote control to bring up the Main menu.

2. Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to highlight Dish Pointing, then press OK to access the dish pointing screen.

3. Use the arrows to highlight Select Dish, then press OK.

Dish Pointing shows you your the current settings for your satellite dish antenna.

4. Specify the type of dish you are using: an oval satellite dish or a round satellite dish.

It is important to select the correct dish type. If you do not, you will not receive the proper dish pointing coordinates and you will not be able to take full advantage of your DIRECTV System.

Depending on the type of satellite dish antenna you have, the Select Dish menu will prompt you for more information .

5. If you are using a round satellite dish, you are finished selecting your dish. Proceed to “Find Your Dish Pointing Coordinates,” next in this book, for further dish pointing instruction.

If you are using an oval satellite dish, you need to complete the next steps. Select the Next button to continue.

6. Specify the number of satellite locations from which your satellite dish antenna will be receiving signals. This number is equal to the number of LNBs (Low Noise Block) mounted on your dish. For example, if you have two LNBs, select 2 Satellite Location Dish.

7. Select Done and proceed to “Find Your Dish Pointing Coordinates,” next in this book.

An oval satellite dish with two LNBs (not provided with all systems).

The Menu system

Find Your Dish Pointing Coordinates

If you already know your dish pointing coordinates and have placed your dish, you can proceed to the next step in this book, “Using the Onscreen Signal Meter.” If not, you only need to use one of the available methods (ZIP Code, City, Latitude/Longitude) to find your dish pointing coordinates.

Follow these steps to obtain your dish pointing coordinates using the ZIP Code of the dish installation location:

1. Press MENU on the remote control to bring up the Main menu.

2. Use the arrows to highlight Dish Pointing, then press OK to access the dish pointing screen.

3. Use the arrows on the remote control or the front panel to highlight Enter ZIP Code, then press OK.

4. Enter the ZIP Code for the satellite dish antenna installation location.

After you enter your ZIP Code, your dish pointing coordinates will appear on-screen.

5. Record the elevation, azimuth, and tilt (oval satellite dish only) numbers below.

Elevation _____________ Azimuth ___________

Tilt (oval satellite dish only) _____________________

Azimuth is the side-to-side direction that the satellite dish antenna is pointed.

Elevation is the up/down angle that the satellite dish antenna is pointed.

Tilt is the circular rotation of the dish itself, like the motion of a steering wheel.

The Menu System

Using the On-screen Signal Meter

The signal strength meter is used to determine whether or not you are receiving the satellite signal; it also indicates the strength of the satellite signal.

Follow these steps to bring up the on-screen signal meter:

1. Press MENU on the remote control to bring up the Main menu.

2. Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to highlight Dish Pointing, then press OK to access the dish pointing screen.

3. Use the arrows to highlight Signal Meter, then press OK.

Oval satellite dish signal meter. The signal meter screen for a round satellite dish may look different.

4. Select a satellite location (such as 101W). If the satellite dish antenna is pointed correctly, the signal meter will show you the current signal strength and you should hear a continuous tone.

5. If you are using an oval satellite dish, select the second satellite group and obtain a signal.

Once you have a signal locked for both satellite locations (this may require some tweaking), you can select Alternate for fine tuning to improve your reception of both signals. When this button is selected, the signal meter alternates between the two signals every four seconds. Make small adjustments to your dish’s position until both signals are satisfactory.

If you are not receiving a signal and you have entered all Select Dish information correctly, please see your satellite dish antenna Installer’s Guide for detailed instructions.

Note

The “Peak Signal” indicates the highest signal strength you have obtained, which is not necessarily the highest possible signal (100). Although there is no difference in picture quality between signal strengths of 60 and 85, the higher the signal, the less likely you are to experience negative effects (“rain fade”) in degraded conditions such as rain or snow.

Important

Changing transponders is not the same as fine-tuning the dish. Although the signal strength may change when you change transponders, this may be due to different types of signals. To fine-tune the dish, consult the Installation Guide and follow the instructions on adjusting the dish elevation, azimuth, and tilt.

The Menu system

Interactive TV

Your DIRECTV receiver includes DIRECTV INTERACTIVE™, powered by Wink, a free service that gives you the opportunity to interact with TV programming and advertising. You can use your remote control to get program-related information, respond to free offers during commercials and even make purchases while you watch TV.

Whenever you see the DIRECTV INTERACTIVE™ icon ( programs and commercials, press the OK/i button on the remote control to open the interactive window.

To learn more about the DIRECTV INTERACTIVE™ service:

1. Press MENU on the remote control to bring up the Main menu.

2. Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to highlight Interactive, then press OK.

3. Press OK to tune directly to the DIRECTV INTERACTIVE™ Center (channel 499) to get more information about the following: Getting Started, Interactive Channels, Shopping Sign Up, Order History, Messages, Help & Settings, and About DIRECTV.

) flash during

For Details...

Tune to Channel 499 for more information.

By selecting Interactive from the Main Menu, you can tune directly to the DIRECTV INTERACTIVE™ Center for more information on your Interactive TV service.

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Tips & Troubleshooting

Tips for Solving Problems

You may have some questions about using your DIRECTV System that you are unsure how to answer. This section provides the answers to such questions. You will find out how to run a system test, access your video input channel, and diagnose and correct problems.

Setup and Connections

➣

Using the Remote

➣

Program Guides

➣

The Menu System

➣

Tips & Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Many problems can be corrected by performing a simple reset of the digital satellite receiver. If you experience the following:

• Image freezes • Audio freezes

• Blank screen • Won’t respond to front panel or remote

try this: press and hold the INFO and right arrow buttons for at least three seconds. If the problems persist, try unplugging the digital satellite receiver for five minutes and then plugging it in again.

Running the System Test (later in this section) can also help you diagnose and solve many common problems.

Temporary Satellite Signal Loss

If you lose the satellite signal temporarily, the problem can usually be traced to one of these points:

• Rain Fade—Rain fade is a normal, temporary loss of a satellite signal due to the inability of the satellite signal to penetrate unusually heavy, rain-filled clouds, rainfall, or snowfall. Rain fade tends to be brief, lasting only as long as the heavy cloud condition persists.

To minimize rain fade effects, maximize your signal strength. Then, when rain fade occurs, you have the best chances of having a signal that is still strong enough to view.

Make sure the DIRECTV dish is mounted securely. The strong winds that often accompany heavy rainstorms can move the dish out of position if it is not mounted securely.

Also, heavy/wet snow and ice buildup on the DIRECTV dish can block the satellite signal until the buildup is removed.

• Overheated Components—The satellite receiver must receive adequate ventilation to work safely and properly. If the receiver overheats, the satellite signal may deteriorate until adequate ventilation is restored. Do not stack VCRs or other components on top of the satellite receiver.

Wrong picture

The digital satellite receiver and most VCRs let you toggle between signals. If you don’t see the signal you think you should be seeing, try using these buttons to toggle between the signals:

• Press the TV/VCR button on the VCR remote or on the VCR’s front panel.

• Press the ANTENNA button on the remote control.

Taking either of the above actions lets you switch the source of the video signal from satellite signals to the off-air antenna or cable signal, and vice versa.

• You may not have installed your satellite dish antenna properly.

Refer to the dish pointing instructions in the Menu section of this book and the installation guide that came with your satellite dish antenna.

Interactive TV

Tune to the DIRECTV INTERACTIVE™ Center (channel 499) and select Help & Settings.

Tips & Troubleshooting

Problems with the remote control

• Maybe something is between the remote control and the remote sensor.

• Maybe the remote control is not in DIRECTV mode. Press the DIRECTV (or, if your remote is older, SAT1) button so

the remote will control the digital satellite receiver.

• Remember to press the OK button after entering a DIRECTV channel number that is less than four digits long.

• Maybe batteries in the remote control are weak, dead or installed incorrectly. Try replacing batteries. (Note that

when you replace the batteries you may have to reprogram your remote to control other devices. )

• Remove batteries; press and hold the 1 button for at least 60 seconds to drain the microprocessor inside the remote control. Release number 1, replace the batteries, and (if necessary) reprogram the remote.

Problems with Caller ID

• You cannot connect your receiver to a wireless phone jack and use the Caller ID feature. Instead, connect it directly into a phone jack.

Blank screen

• Maybe the component connected to the input jacks is not turned on.

• Try another channel.

Light flashes on front panel

• You have unread Caller ID messages or mail. Select Messages from the Main menu and go into either the Mail or Caller ID menu. If you select Caller ID, then select Caller ID List. Once you access your mail or messages, the flashing will stop.

Receiver will not turn on

• Check to make sure it is plugged in.

• Check the wall receptacle (or extension cord) to make sure it is “live” by plugging in something else.

• Maybe batteries in remote control are “dead.”

• Maybe remote control is not aimed at remote sensor.

• Unplug the receiver. Wait five minutes. Plug it in again.

Turns off while playing

• Electronic protection circuit may have been activated because of a power surge. Wait 30 seconds and then turn on again. If this happens frequently, the voltage in your house may be abnormally high or low.

TV and digital satellite receiver turn on or change channels unexpectedly

• Scheduled Watch from the Timers menu may have been activated.

VCR turns on or off unexpectedly

• A timer may be set to record. The timer will automatically turn the VCR on and off.

Tips & Troubleshooting

Finding the Video Input Channel On Your TV

Note: If your TV is connected with just coaxial cables, you only need to tune to channel 3 or 4.

If you used audio/video cables to connect your TV to the digital satellite receiver, you must tune your TV to the video input channel to view DIRECTV access a TV’s video input channel as there are brands and models of TVs. Below are some things you can try.

• If your TV brand is RCA, GE, or Proscan, press TV on the remote

• If your TV brand is not RCA, GE, or Proscan, consult your TV Owner’s

If you cannot find your TV Owner’s Manual, you will have to investigate. You might access the TV’s video input channel by:

programming and menus. There are just as many ways to

control that came with your DIRECTV System. Then press the WHO•INPUT button on the remote.

Manual.

• pressing a button on the remote control

• finding it through the TV’s menu system

• tuning directly to it by pressing a specific channel number

• going through all channels in the list by pressing the channel up or

down buttons on the TV

The box below lists some of the different ways manufacturers label the video input channel.

Video Input Channel Variations

Button/switch on the TV

VIDEO SIGNAL VID 1 VID 2 S-VID S-VIDEO

Button on the TV Remote

VID 1 LINE VID VIDEO S-VID INPUT SOURCE AUX

Channel #

00 90 91 92 VID 1 VID 2

Tips & Troubleshooting

Digital Satellite Receiver

VCR

Video Out

Audio Out

S-Video

Video

Left

Right

ANT IN

OUT TO TV

CH 3 CH 4

ANT IN

SATELLITE IN

FROM

ANT

OUT

TO TV

Video In

S-Video

Video

Audio In

Left

Right

TV Signal From Cable or antenna

CABLE

Multi-Satellite Dish Antenna

Satellite Dish Antenna

How Signal Flow Works

- OR -

If you use coaxial cables (and no audio/video cables), view the satellite or off-air antenna signal by tuning the:

TV to channel 3 or 4

VCR to channel 3 or 4

If you use audio and S-Video or video cables, view the satellite signal by tuning the TV or VCR to its video input channel.

S-video cable

Audio/video cable

Coaxial cables

How the Satellite Signals get to Your TV

In the example above:

1. Program providers send signals to your satellite dish antenna.

2. The satellite dish antenna sends the signal to the digital satellite receiver’s SATELLITE IN jack.

3. The signal continues through the coaxial cable to the VCR and then to the TV. (The VCR may seem like an unnecessary link in the chain, but this setup lets you record DIRECTV programming.)

If you use audio/video or S-Video cables, the satellite signal also flows through them to the TV’s Video Inputs (left, right, and video or S-video).

programming and off-air antenna/cable

How Off-Air Antenna/Cable Signals get to Your TV

In the example above:

1. Off-air/cable broadcasters send signals to your off-air antenna or through cable to your home.

2. The signal passes through the digital satellite receiver along the coaxial cable to your VCR. The signal can also pass through the VCR to the TV. (The VCR may seem like an unnecessary link in the chain, but this setup lets you record DIRECTV

programming and off-air antenna/cable programming.)

Tips & Troubleshooting

Running the System Test

The System Test allows you to run a basic diagnostics check on your DIRECTV System. If you are experiencing any trouble with your system, run the system test. It will also allow you to get your access card number or to initiate diagnostic procedures on your DIRECTV System.

First make sure that:

• all connections—jacks, cables, etc.—are correctly in place. See the “Setup and Connections” section for more information.

• there are batteries in the remote control, and they are working

correctly.

• the access card is installed in the digital satellite receiver.

Follow these steps to run the diagnostics system test on your DIRECTV System.

1. Turn on your TV and the digital satellite receiver.

2. Press the DIRECTV button to put the remote control in DIRECTV mode, then press MENU to bring up the Main menu.

3. Point to and select Options.

4. Point to and select System Options.

5. Point to and select System Test.

6. If your system does not pass the system test, check any of these potential trouble areas: cabling, pointing the satellite dish, phone connection, and access card.

7. If you continue to have problems, call 1-800-679-4776.

You should run a system test several times before concluding that there is a problem. Occasional fluctuations in the phone line or satellite signal can give temporary false readings.

Fine-Tuning the Signal

If you self-installed your satellite dish antenna, you may have already used the interactive setup to find the dish pointing coordinates, acquire and fine-tune the signal, and run a system test.

If you need to run the interactive setup again, select Options from the Main menu, then select Interactive Setup.

If you just want to check your dish pointing coordinates, or run the signal strength meter, select Dish Pointing from the Main menu.

Appendix A: Warranty Information

Repair Help

Thomson multimedia, Inc. offers hardware repair service if you encounter any problems with your DIRECTV System. Many problems can be diagnosed over the phone, or if necessary a replacement unit can be shipped to you. Please have your DIRECTV System model, serial number and date of purchase ready when you call. If your unit is out of warranty, we will quote the cost of an exchange unit to you. Refer to the Warranty for the repair service phone number.

Returning Equipment to Thomson for Repair or Exchange

If we are unable to resolve your problem over the phone we will gladly service your unit or exchange it for a new or refurbished unit. Refer to the limited warranty in this booklet to learn about your specific rights and responsibilities. Always consult Thomson and get a Return Authorization number before returning anything. Obtain a Return Authorization (RA) number from the telephone representative before returning your equipment to avoid delays, accounting errors, or even loss of your unit.

Important Information to Customers Who Ship Defective Equipment to Thomson multimedia, Inc.

The Thomson representative who authorizes the return of your equipment will give you an RA number over the phone. The representative will also provide you with instructions on where and how to return your unit. Write the number in large, clear characters on the outside of the box. To avoid confusion and misunderstandings,

shipments without an RA number clearly visible on the outside of the box will be returned to you at your expense.

Include a brief note describing the problem and any conversations you have had with Thomson personnel about the problem. Include your name, address and model/serial number of your unit. These numbers are located on the back of your receiver. If your DIRECTV System is within the warranty period, please provide a copy of the bill of sale to verify purchase date. Use the original box and packing material to protect the equipment from damage in shipment. For your protection,

insure all shipments for full replacement value and use a reliable shipper. Thomson assumes no responsibility for warranty shipments

from the customer to the factory if not shipped in the manner prescribed by Thomson.

Appendix A: Warranty Information

RCA Digital Television System Receiver LIMITED WARRANTY

What your warranty covers:

• Any defect in materials or workmanship.

For how long after your purchase:

• 90 days - Unit exchange, which includes parts and labor.

• 91 days to 1 year - Unit exchange, which includes parts only; you pay the labor.

• The warranty for rental units begins with the first rental or 45 days from date of shipment to the rental firm, whichever

comes first.

What we will do:

• During the initial 90 days:

Exchange the defective Digital Television System Receiver with a new or, at our option, refurbished unit.

• After the 90 days and within one year:

Exchange the defective Digital Television System Receiver with a new or, at our option, refurbished unit. We will charge you a flat exchange cost to replace the defective receiver. This charge covers the labor cost for its repair.

How you get service:

• Call 1-800-679-4776 and have your unit’s date of purchase and model/serial number ready. The model/serial number information is on the back of your receiver.

• A representative will troubleshoot your problem over the phone.

• If the representative determines that you should receive a replacement receiver you will be provided with a Return

Authorization (RA) number and the location of a nearby exchange point if one exists. No returns will be accepted without the RA number.

Option I:

1. Provide your Discover, MasterCard or Visa account number and expiration date to your phone representative. This is for security purposes only and your account will not be charged at this time.

2. We will send you a replacement unit.

3. If you return the unit to us within 14 days from the date you were provided a RA number, only items not covered by warranty will be charged to your account. If your unit is not received within 14 days, the suggested retail value of the receiver will be charged to your credit card. This amount will be credited, less a $10 handling fee, if the unit is subsequently received.

4. Ship your defective unit back to us using the replacement unit’s carton. Shipping instructions will be included on the carton along with your RA number which will allow you to easily ship the unit back to us. Make sure you insure your shipment in case of damage or loss. Include with the shipment:

• Evidence of purchase date such as a bill of sale.

• A brief note describing your receiver problem.

• Your name, address and phone number.

Appendix A: Warranty Information

Option II:

1. We will send a replacement unit to our exchange point.

2. The exchange location will notify you of its arrival.

3. Take your unit and evidence of purchase date, such as a bill of sale, to the exchange location and you will be provided the new or refurbished unit. Please retain all accessories such as the remote control hand unit.

4. If the repairs are covered by your warranty, you will not be billed.

Thomson assumes no responsibility for warranty shipments from the customer to the factory if not shipped in the manner prescribed by Thomson.

To receive a replacement receiver after we have received your unit:

• Write the RA number on the outside of the carton used to return the unit. Make sure you insure your shipment in case of damage or loss.

• Carefully pack the unit using the original box and packing material if possible. Please retain all accessories that were included with your unit such as the remote control hand unit.

• Include with the shipment:

1. Evidence of purchase date such as a bill of sale.

2. A brief note describing your receiver problem.

3. Your name, address and phone number.

• The representative will advise the address to mail a cashier’s check or money order for payment if there are any out of warranty labor or parts charges, and you elect not to use your credit card.

• After we receive your product, a new or refurbished unit will be shipped to you.

What your warranty does not cover:

• Acts of nature, such as but not limited to lightning damage.

• Adjustment of customer controls.

• Damage from misuse or neglect.

• A unit that has been modified or incorporated into other products or is used for institutional or other commercial

purposes.

• Batteries.

• Units purchased, serviced or operated outside the continental U.S.A. and Alaska.

• Loss of programming.

• Installation.

• A defective antenna or dish.

• Shipping damage if the unit was not packed and shipped in the manner prescribed by Thomson.

• Storage fees may be charged by the exchange point if you fail to pick up the replacement unit in a timely manner.

Product Registration:

• Please complete and mail the Product Registration Card packed with your DTVS product. It will make it easier to contact you should it ever be necessary. The return of the card is not required for warranty coverage.

How state law relates to warranty:

• This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights that vary from state to state.

If you purchased your product outside the United States:

• This warranty does not apply. See your dealer for warranty information.

Appendix A: Warranty Information

Appendix B: FCC Regulations

FCC Registration Information

Your digital satellite receiver is registered with the Federal Communications Commission and is in compliance with parts 15B and 68, FCC Rules and Regulations.

1. Notification to the Local Telephone Company.

On the back of this equipment is a label indicating among other information, the FCC Registration number and Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for the equipment. You must, upon request, provide this information to your telephone company.

The REN is useful to determine the number of devices you may connect to your telephone line and still have all these devices ring when your telephone number is called. In most (but not all) areas, the sum of the RENs of all devices connected to one line should not exceed 5. To be certain of the number of devices you may connect to your line as determined by the REN, you should contact your local telephone company.

Note: This equipment may not be used on coin service provided by the telephone company. Party lines are subject to state tariffs, and therefore you may not be able to use your own telephone equipment if you are on a party line. Check with your local telephone company. Notice must be given to the telephone company upon permanent disconnection of your equipment from your line.

2. Rights of the Telephone Company.

Should your equipment cause trouble on your line which may harm the telephone network, the telephone company shall, where practicable, notify you that temporary discontinuance of service may be required. Where prior notice is not practicable and the circumstances warrant such action, the telephone company may temporarily discontinue service immediately. In case of such temporary discontinuance, the telephone company must: (1) promptly notify you of such temporary discontinuance (2) afford you the opportunity to correct the situation and (3) inform you of your right to bring a complaint to the Commission pursuant to procedures set forth in Subpart E of Part 68, FCC Rules and Regulations.

The telephone company may make changes in its communications facilities, equipment, operations of procedures where such action is required in the operation of its business and not inconsistent with FCC Rules and Regulations. If these changes are expected to affect the use or performance of your telephone equipment, the telephone company must give you adequate notice, in writing, to allow you to maintain uninterrupted service.

Radio Interference

This equipment has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B Digital Device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC Rules. These rules are designed to provide reasonable protection against radio and television interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception (which you can determine by turning the equipment off and on), try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures.

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna (that is, the antenna for radio or television that is “receiving” the interference).

• Change the position of the satellite receiver with respect to the radio or television equipment that is receiving interference.

• Move the satellite receiver away from equipment receiving interference.

• Plug the satellite receiver into a different wall outlet so the receiver and equipment receiving interference are on

different branch circuits.

If these measures do not eliminate interference, please consult your dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions. Also, the Federal Communications Commission has prepared a helpful booklet, “How To Identify and Resolve Radio/TV Interference Problems”. This booklet is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. Please specify stock number 004-000-00345-4 when ordering copies.

Appendix C: Accessories

Appendix A: Warranty Information

Accessory Order Form

RG-6 Coaxial Burial Cable with weatherproof “F” connectors comes in a variety of lengths.

S-Video Cable comes in 12 foot lengths.

Self-Installer’s Kit contains all the cable and hardware needed to install the dish and connect the system.

Description

RG-6 Coaxial Cable

12 feet D912 $12.95

25 feet D925 $15.95

75 feet D975 $24.95

S-Video Cable 12 feet D913 $11.95

Weatherproof “F” Connector (2) D905 $5.95

Optical/SPDIF Cable (3-ft) DV3 $15.95

Optical/SPDIF Cable (6-ft) DV6 $19.95

TVRO Bullet Amplifier D903 $22.95

Self-Installer’s Kit DKIT96 $69.95

Remote Control CRK76SG3 247047 $32.65

Surge Protector SCTV160 $49.95

Multi–Switch D6520 $79.95

PricePart No.

Qty

To ta l

SATELLITE RECEIVER

SATELLITE IN

LHCP 17/18V

4-WAY MULTI-SWITCH

SATELLITE RECEIVER

Remote Control replaces a lost remote. Or, order a second remote for convenience.

T E S

E R

F F

Eight outlet surge protection for cable TV, satellite systems and other electronics. Comes with a $50,000 equipment

Total Merchandise ............................................................

Sales Tax ............................................................................

guarantee.

We are required by law to collect the appropriate

sales tax for each individual state, country, and

SATELLITE IN

TV ANT

RHCP

13/14V

MODEL D^6520

SATELLITE

RECEIVER

The multi-switch allows one dual-output LNB satellite dish antenna to connect to as many as four satellite receivers.

locality to which the merchandise is being sent.

Shipping, Handling, and Insurance .................................

Total Amount Enclosed ....................................................

Use VISA, MasterCard, or Discover preferably.

Money order or check must be in U.S. currency only.

No COD or CASH.

$ 5.00

All accessories are subject to availability.

Prices are subject to change without notice.

Please complete other side also

Detach Here

Appendix A: Warranty InformationAppendix C: Accessories

Charge your order on your VISA,

MasterCard, or Discover Card

by filling in below

USE YOUR CREDIT CARD

IMPORTANT:

IMPORTANT: Copy complete account number

Copy Number

above your

name on

MasterCard

IMPORTANT: Copy complete account number

Copy complete account number from your VISA card

My card expires:

from your MasterCard

My card expires:

from your Discover Card

Placing an Order

To place your order by phone, have your Visa, MasterCard

or Discover Card ready and call the toll-free number listed below. Use this number only to place on order for accessory items listed on this order form.

1-800-338-0376

To place your order by mail, detach and mail the completed order form with credit card information, money order or check in US currency (made payable to Thomson

multimedia, Inc.) to the following address:

Video Accessories PO Box 8419 Ronks, PA 17573

My card expires:

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

(Credit card order will not be processed without signature)

Prices are subject to change without notice.

Print or type your name and address clearly.

A complete and correct order will save you days of waiting.

Name: Street:

Apt: City: State:

Zip:

Daytime Phone Number:

Please make sure that both sides of this form have been filled out completely.

• Allow 4 weeks for delivery.

• All accessories are subject to availability.

• Prices are subject to change.

Index

Symbols

(DIRECTV INTERACTIVE icon)

Access Card 54

number 14 Accessories 71 All button 32 AlphaSort button 32 Alternate data 55 ANTENNA button 17 Arrows on remote 17 Attractions Guide 29,43 Audio 25 Audio Language 55 AUX button 16

Batteries 12 Binoculars Icon 25 Binoculars icon 33 Buttons, remote control 16

Elevation 57 Exiting

menus 36, 45 program guides 28

FETCH 52 FETCH button 16

GO BACK button 16 Grid Guide 26 GUIDE button 16, 26 Guides. See Program guides

Icons 24, 25, 33,44

audio 25 lock 25,49 mail 25

other guides 42 INFO button 16 Interactive setup 14, 51, 66

Cables 6 Cancelling purchases 40 Channel banner 25 Channel Guide 28 Channel lists 45

add channels 46

delete channels 46 CLEAR button 17 Codes

remote control 20 Connections 6

jacks and cables 5

Default guide 26 Detail Guide 26 DIRECTV button 16, 19, 12, 36 DIRECTV INTERACTIVE™, 17, 24, 25, 37, 59, 62 Dish Pointing 56, 57 DVD button 16

LED light 16. See also Front panel light Lock Icons 25,49 Locking

a profile 48

the system 25, 46, 48 Logo Guide 28 Look and feel 52

Index

Mail 25 Mail Icon 25 Mailbox 39

icon 25 Main menu 35 MENU button 17 Menu Icon 25 Menu system 36

exit 36

help 36

icons 44

navigation 36 Menus 37

options 51

profiles 45

program guide 38

timers 44 Movies icon 31 MUTE button 16

Options menu 37, 51 Other Guides

attractions guide 43

icon 28 Output Channel 54

Passwords 48 Pay Per View programs 43 Picture Size 54 Problems, solving 62 Profiles

channel lists 45

choosing 50

locking 48

menu 37, 45

rating limit 46

spending limits 47

unlocking 50

viewing hours 47 Program guides 23

anatomy 24, 38

Attractions Guide 29

Channel Guide 28

default 26

Detail Guide 26

exiting 28

Grid Guide 26

icons 24, 28 Logo Guide 28 scrolling 26 sorting 29 tuning to a program 27

Programming

remote control 20

Purchases 43

cancelling 40 menu 37, 40 previewing 42 reviewing 40 spending limits 41

Rain Fade 62 Rating limit 46 RECORD button 19 Recording 11 Remote control

buttons 16 codes 20 modes 19 programming 18

setup 54 Repairs 67 Reviewing purchases 40

Scout 25, 33 Scrolling 26 Select satellite dish antenna 56 Signal

Loss 62 Signal meter 58 SKIP button 16 Sorting by

All icon 32

AlphaSort icon 32

Movies icon 31

Scout icon 33

Sports icon 31

Topics icon 30 Spending limits 41, 47 Sports icon 31 System lock 48 System options 54 System test 66 System unlock 49

Index

Temporary Signal Loss 62 Tilt 57 Timers 44 Topics button 30 Transponders 58 Troubleshooting 62 Tuning to a program 27 TV button 16

Unlocking

a profile 50

the system 25, 49 Upgrades 55 User Preferences 30,50

VCR

button 16

recording 17, 19 VCR codes 21 Video input channel 65 Viewing hours limit 47

WHO•INPUT button 17 Wink, 59

Appendix A: Warranty Information

Notes

Appendix A: Warranty InformationNotes

If your DIRECTV System needs service, please contact your dealer or the nearest Service Center from the Yellow Pages. Please do not send any products to the Indianapolis address listed in this manual or on the carton. This will only add delays in service for your product.

Thomson multimedia, Inc.

10330 North Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN 46290

©2001 Thomson multimedia, Inc. Trademark(s)® Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s) DIRECTV, the Cyclone Design logo and DIRECTV INTERACTIVE are trademarks of DIRECTV, Inc., a unit of Hughes Electronics Corp., and are used with permission. Printed in USA

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